Achieving Science Literacy
On Standards and Diversity
Developing a Scientific Fact
Stories about Life
The Biology of Life

Better Life by Design?
Invasive Species
Science and Intelligent Design
The Synthetic Cell Illusion
Microbes and Diseases

Quotables
'Add to the equation the list of powerful players who stand to gain from pushing massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other so-called innovations: politicians who can campaign on their record of proposing "forward looking" solutions like MOOCs that make increased public funding unnecessary: college administrators who can build resumes demonstrating their leadership in cutting-edge innovation; and as usual, entrepreneurs who can make money selling a variety of services and goods needed to offer MOOCs.' Susan Meisenhelder (Prof Emeritus) on the MOOC Mania; in Thought&Action, Fall 2013, The NEA Higher Education Journal

Biology and Art

What is Life presents conceptual thinking in biology. While many current issues in biology are based on simple ideas, the elucidation of biological mechanisms that explain diverse aspects of life is challenging because cells and organisms are complex systems. To understand how biologists study the structure and function of living organisms one has to understand the relationship between experiment and theory. Such an understanding amounts to scientific literacy.