Following the example of World of Warcraft, which features collaborative, user-generated environments, we could create a Universe of Physics, where students work as teams to learn science principles by developing a mission to Mars.
The presumptive goal of all of this was for you to learn that science is more than just a collection of interesting facts.
But as Chris Hadfield has shown, its ability to inspire is undisputed and perhaps deserves the patience that he has called for to inspire a generation to learn about science and space travel.
Perhaps a qualification one needs in order to be a lawyer is a determination not to accept the possibility there may be something new to learn from science that could help our work?
Those of us concerned about the decaying credibility of Big Science were dismayed to learn that the whistleblower site Science Fraud has been shut down due to a barrage of legal threats against its operator.
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He was out there to learn and understand and to make science more understandable.
He said he had been flabbergasted to learn that computer science was not taught as standard in UK schools, despite what he called the "fabulous initiative" in the 1980s when the BBC not only broadcast programmes for children about coding, but shipped over a million BBC Micro computers into schools and homes.
Ropeik encourages people with such concerns to learn more about how science assesses health risk.
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The app can be used with formal educational classes but is really designed for anyone interested in science to learn.
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In Kenya and Lesotho, the Varkey GEMS Foundation works with UNESCO on gender-sensitive teacher training to encourage more girls to attend school and learn science and mathematics.
"The kinds of majors where you learn to integrate mathematics and science with the everyday world have a tremendous benefit in terms of earnings potential, " says PayScale.com's Lee.
Mr Taylor said their most popular courses were those based on coaching skills, but they had also helped players to learn about physiotherapy, sports science, media studies and deep sea diving.
His view on the importance of education has prompted him to start BA32, a foundation promoting the idea of teaching youth in a practical and interesting way, focused on encouraging children across the globe to learn more about mathematics, science and technology.
The kids who participate in the videos are not fed scripts, rather they are expected to learn the material and become the teachers, bringing science to life for the students exposed to their content.
In my freshman phys ed class at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, we were required to learn to shoot a rifle for target shooting purposes (although I think planting the seed of arming future inner-city pharmacists was an ulterior motive).
The signatories of the curriculum letter, which include professors from Nottingham Trent, Leeds Metropolitan, Oxford and Bristol universities, said children would have to learn mountains of detail for English, maths and science without understanding it.
They want to control what our kids learn in school about sex and about science.
This required a cross-discipline education including nursing, psychology, material science and whatever else was required to help machines learn about the real world.
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We take part in high school outreach programs where we bring in science and engineering students to spend the day here to learn about our careers.
The Scientific Ice Expedition '99 is part of a five-year scientific mission between the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Navy to learn about the geology, physics, chemistry and biology of the Arctic.
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The son of a public school teacher, Josh is passionate about science, inner-city education and kids having a deep desire to learn and the right heroes.
Nonprofit tutorial website the Khan Academy aims to do just that with its revolutionary computer science platform which is changing the way we learn.
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So I need you to help me recruit 100, 000 new math and science teachers, improve early-childhood education, give 2 million workers the chance to learn skills at the community college that will lead directly to a job.
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Ensuring that young people learn the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math while in school is crucial to maintaining our culture of innovation, but so is exposing youth to the types of career opportunities available in these and other high-growth fields.
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