At NCSE, we design all our curricular resources around the concept of misconception-based learning. But why do we care so much about the need to confront and correct misconceptions as part of a great science education? Here’s my answer: misconceptions are like vulnerabilities in your home security…
In Some Assembly Required, Neil Shubin dons his molecular biologist hat. In Your Inner Fish (2008), written with his paleontologist hat on, Shubin described the discovery and significance of Tiktaalik roseae, a fossil fish with features like those of early tetrapods,…