How teaching the history of science can help equip students to face polarized times

For decades, science educators have been encouraged to “stick to the science” and leave politics at the classroom door. But as disinformation spreads online and public trust in science seems to erode in some contexts, this advice is no longer realistic.

By Cristiano Barbosa de Moura

https://theconversation.com/how-teaching-the-history-of-science-can-help-equip-students-to-face-polarized-times-280332

History of Science at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/688

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