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From an imperfect evolution to an intelligent design?

Combining Argumentation and Inquiry- Oriented Learning to the project “European Student Parliaments”

Science on a worldwide stage

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The human body is amazing with all its complexity and capabilities. So are we made in the image and likeness of some intelligent designer or are we just another link of an exciting but random evolutionary chain? This question has been the spark of countless arguments and many educational discussions re-cently in various countries. One could start making a point by referring to the people born with a myriad health problems and deformities but I will just focus on the structure of a healthy whole body. Is every-thing calculated, useful and absolutely necessary? The answer is no. We do not need (at least not any-more) many body parts such as the appendix, the wisdom teeth, the coccyx, the male nipples, some chemical receptors in the nose and several others. Collectively these traits that have lost all or most of their original function are known as human vestigiality. But the most surprising information of all is that the human body is not an isolated singular organism but a world in itself. I am not only referring to the mental universe of each individual, but to the number of microorganisms our bodies host which is ten times greater than the number of our cells. We estimate that around 100 trillion cells belonging to other or-ganisms contribute to the bodily functions and it re-mains for us to discover how.

The human body seems amazing but it is not perfect. Looking at all the imperfections, I see complexity gradually built through millions of years of evolution and learning to coexist with other organisms in the environment that it adapted to. I personally cannot find the alternative scenario convincing, according to which humans were created with weaknesses and left in a chaotic world that would force them to change the original design in unpredictable ways. Questions about our past may never be answered, but it is certain that our mental evolution is faster than the physical one, so not only we can study but also overcome ourselves.

The common western intelligent designer scenario includes a creator, the sacrifice of the son‘s body and a holy spirit. Regardless of how unlikely I find this narrative related to our existence, I do think that in the not too distant future, such a story will be written by us as the next stage of evolution is in our hands and we are now becoming the intelligent creators. First every-thing will be in our image and later we will probably sacrifice matter focusing on the intangible spirit of consciousness that will exist as energy and infor-mation. Such a scenario would satisfy both those who believe in the religious stories of creation and those who see the magnificence of evolution and the end-less possibilities of human science. Amen!

From an imperfect evolution to an intelligent design?

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In recent years the need for students to learn how to tackle serious challenges seems to be imperative. Argumentation and Inquiry could help students un-derstand the nature of science. Students have lim-ited opportunities to practice it in the classroom due to the one- dimensional delivery of science instruc-tion and thus they cannot realize the usefulness of science in everyday life. In education practices argu-mentation could be the pillar of the construction of knowledge (Mc Neil & Pimentel 2010∙ NRC, 2012). Through argumentation students can understand the tentative nature of science (Smyrnaiou, 2015) and take decisions to constantly change environments (Sadler & Zeidler, 2004). Furthermore, by cultivating argumentation competence they can improve their reasoning skills. This procedure consists of sub-phases during which students participate both cognitively and emotionally. The first phase is ―Planning the argu-mentation‖ when students formulate valid arguments and correlate data with claims. In the second phase, ―Presenting the argumentations‖ students have to verify their knowledge, to give evidence, to control the credibility of their arguments and finally to inter-pret their observations. During the third level, called ―Processing the opponent‘s argumentation‖ students have to discuss with each other and exchange argu-ments. At the phase of ―Acquiring new Knowledge‖ students can reinforce their knowledge (Smyrnaiou, Petropoulou, Sotiriou, 2015) and produce new frame-works. Their argumentations are evaluated through specific criteria. According to Toulmin‘s model (data- warrant- rebuttal) students should present robust ar-gumentations, both structurally complete and quali-tatively solid. Furthermore, they can validate their new ideas. That means that students are able to de-sign problems. They also bring into the foreground their own conceptualizations. Justification of students‘ ideas help them to enhance their problem solving skills. This improvement is reinforced by communica-tion. In addition, the aspect of reflection and self- regulation is important, as students present their own ideas. Conceptual understanding and meaning generation is successful in socioscientific issues, which are linked to society (citizenship) and are relat-ed to real situations, as students become motivated to participate in a dialogue bringing together contro-

versial areas. Students can understand the role of science in everyday life, as it becomes obvious that these domains affect their life. The moral dimension of the issues allow students to re-examine their own opinions. Their personal needs and interests should be taken into consideration in order for them to men-tally engage with the learning process.

Acknowledgement

Thanks to the ―European Student Parliaments‖ (EUSP) project (http://www.student-parliaments.eu/), its main organizer ―Wissenschaft im Dialog‖ and the Science View Organization (http://www.scienceview.gr/) re-sponsible for the organization of the European Stu-dent Parliament in Athens, Greece.

Combining Argumentation and Inquiry- Oriented Learning to the project ―European Student Parlia-ments‖

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Science on a worldwide stage

The Global Science Opera (GSO) is the first opera initiative in history which is created, produced and performed by a global community working as one ―opera company‖.

On November 19th 2016, GSO premiered its pro-duction ―Ghost Particles‖, a particle physics theme, and participants included students, teachers, sci-entists, artists and technologists from 20 countries. The opera is about the amazing zoo of particles starring the Higgs Boson, Neutrinos and Photons. It was streamed online by TV-Haugaland and includ-ed a live virtual visit to the CMS experiment at CERN, the largest multinational particle physics lab in the world.

Preparations have already begun for GSO‘s next production, titled ―Moon Village‖ which will be ready in 2017. Once again the science opera will be performed around the world and streamed online. It will be a year-long creative inquiry shared by schools, universities and art institutions in 25 countries around the globe. This time the opera will communicate the process, science and technolo-gy of the European Space Agency‘s Moon Village.

There are many reasons to bring together the learn-ing activities of science and art. There is a need to develop more creative and engaging science teaching approaches, and the creative worlds which are provided by the art/science interaction has proven to be promising in this regard. The Global Science Opera (GSO) brings together explo-ration in both art and science into one creative, global framework. The network has thus far provid-ed an arena where each teacher, artist or university professor could adapt the opera‘s theme (e.g. Light) to the needs and interests of their students or co-artists, and perform their group‘s output during the operas. In this way, GSO can relate to the learning goals of each unique setting while simulta-neously it brings together stakeholders from a large variety of situations: professors interact with school children, artists interact with cutting-edge science organizations.

The Global Science Opera is co-organized by a global network supported by the programs Global Hands on Universe and Galileo Teacher Training. The opera is a flagship initiative of the European Commission‘s Horizons 2020 Project CREATIONS, that develops creative approaches based on art for an engaging science classroom. It will also pro-vide a research focus for the Norwegian Research Council‘s project ―iSCOPE―, and a focal point of attention for the Erasmus+ project, ―Agents of Change (SPACE)‖.

Project website: www.globalscienceopera.com

Official movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG_wXPO7RuE&feature=youtu.be

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In Chile, the dancers of Myrta Fatima Villanueva Alvarez-Santullano (Univ. of Antafogasta) prepared a dance about the Discovery of the Higgs Boson for the opera.

Students of the Saitama Prefectural Soka-higashi High School in Japan created a scene for this year's opera.

Joao (Marina Stathopoulou) and his father (Amalia Ili-opoulou) in a car going to a concert and arguing if light is a wave or a particle. The Ghost Particles Opera is start-ing! In the final scene Joao (Eugenios Kritikos), after 20 years as a scientists presenting his findings after his scientific journey searching for his particle.

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The Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of National and Κapodistrian University of Athens, Science

View and the 1st Experimental Gymnasium of Athens are organizing on Saturday, the 3rd of December 2016, at the

1st Experimental Gymnasium of Athens (Adrianou 114, Athens) Open Campus, which aims to strengthen the links

between schools, society, business sector, research institutions and policy makers. The Open Campus is realized

within the framework of the European Erasmus+ Project ―DESCI - Developing and Evaluating Skills for Creativity and

Innovation‖. The project is contributing to Science View‘s series of activities within the ―Open Schools for Open Socie-

ties‖ initiative where it is proposed that schools should act as hubs, be open to society and participate in all societal

aspects. DESCI promotes alternate training paths based on the Living Lab approach, adopting participatory design

methodologies, connecting School, Institutions, Research and Local Communities. The school has the potential to

create a co-working space, an innovation laboratory for the local community, where students, guided by profes-

sionals and by researchers, can develop innovative products that will be socially, ecologically and economically

sustainable. By implementing the DESCI approach, the school becomes a hub, bringing together the world of re-

search and business with the community, where all the Living Lab‘s actors can find innovation and inspiration. DESCI

is funded under the Programme Erasmus+, Key Action K2 (Strategic Partnerships), by the Italian Agency INDIRE. The

leader of the project is CNR-IRPPS, its partners are institutions in the fields of Research and Education from Italy,

Greece and Spain.

The participation to the Open Campus is free. For participation please contact: info@scienceview.gr

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Open Campus: Bringing schools

close to business sector, research in-

stitutions and local communities. Athens, Greece 3/12/2016

ESERA 2017 Conference

Dublin, Ireland 21-25/08/2017

Australian Science Communicators

Ninth National Conference

Adelaide, Australia 23-24/02/2017

The Program Committee for the Australian Science Communicators Ninth National Conference, ASC2017, invites

the talented community of science communication practitioners, researchers and facilitators to submit expressions

of interest to participate in the upcoming conference. The theme for ASC2017 is ―Seeing Science Differently‖ and

we will be particularly interested in session proposals, papers, case studies and posters that speak to this theme.

Have a think about how your work or project contributes to the world seeing science differently. Your submission will

include a few words about how your proposal fits with the theme as outlined above.

Contact: program.committee@asc.asn.au Site: http://2017conf.asc.asn.au/

Dublin City University and the University of Limerick are proud to co-host the ESERA. The theme of the conference,

Research, practice and collaboration in science education underlines aspects of great relevance in contemporary

science education research: the need to reflect on different approaches to enhancing our knowledge of learning

processes and the role of context, designed or circumstantial, formal or non-formal, in learning and instruction.

Highlighting these themes does not mean underestimating or neglecting other important aspects of science edu-

cation research and practice. Site: www.esera2017.org

General Information info@esera2017.org Registration Queries registration@esera2017.org

Cardiff School of Social Sciences has a number of ESRC funded PhD studentships, including opportunities in Science

and Technology Studies. Details of the awards, eligibility and how to apply are available from: www.cardiff.ac.uk/

study/postgraduate/funding-and-fees/funding-options/research-councils/esrc-wales-doctoral-training-centre Click on

the link for 'studentships in social sciences' The deadline for complete applications is 1st February 2017 but please

contact prospective supervisors before that. The Graduate Office, (graduateoffice@cardiff.ac.uk) can also help

with questions about the application process.

Submit an abstract to the Earth sciences and Art session organized within the 2017 European Geosciences Union

(EGU) General Assembly (Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017). EGU, European Geophysical Union Annual Conference

(http://egu2017.eu/home.html) is the biggest conference in Europe addressing Earth sciences in a wider sense. Last

edition collected 12.000 scientists from more than 100 countries. The session is included in the OEM (Outreach, edu-

cation, and media) Symposia, and will be a unique opportunity to share and discuss up to date initiatives and ex-

periments, as well as established formats, coming from geoscientists, communicators, educators, artists and per-

formers. A financial support is foreseen for young applicants. Info for abstract submission are available here:

http://egu2017.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html

To submit your abstract, go to the session EOS10 at http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/session/23688

Abstract submission (deadline: 11 Jan 2017)

Support application (deadline: 01 Dec 2016)

Short course request (deadline: 20 Jan 2017)

Townhall meeting request (deadline: 20 Jan 2017)

12-month postdoc position now available on the Making Climate Social project at University of Sheffield. Excellent

candidates are sought with a background in sociology, STS or similar disciplines. The role will be focused on ethno-

graphic research, supported by some interviews with key actors. The successful candidate will be a joining a univer-

sity with a great social science reputation, and with burgeoning research clusters in digital society and STS - come

and join us! https://jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?

Dr Warren Pearce

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Room B06b, The Department of Sociological Studies

Faculty of Social Science

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12-month postdoc position on the Making

Climate Social project

Submit an abstract to the Earth sciences and

Art session

ESRC funded PhD studentships including op-

portunities in Science and Technology Studies

Science Communication: People, Projects, Events - application deadline 12th Dec 2016

The Science Communication Unit at UWE is delighted to announce that the online course ‗Science communication:

People, Projects, and Events‘ will take place again, starting 23rd January 2017.

http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/research/sciencecommunicationunit/coursesandtraining/professionalandshortcourses/

onlinescicommcourse.aspx

Science communication: people, projects, events is a short online course created to offer professional develop-

ment for people new to science communication who want to develop their skills and knowledge in science com-

munication practice. The course is taught over a 10-week period. This includes eight weeks of taught material and

two private study weeks to enable those working as well as studying to manage their workload. The course will run

from 23rd January 2017 until 2nd April 2017.

Contact science.communication@uwe.ac.uk

Science Communication: Online and Media Writing - application deadline 14th March 2017

The Science Communication Unit at UWE is also delighted to announce that the online course ‗Science communi-

cation: Online and Media Writing‘ will take place again, starting 24th April 2017.

http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/research/sciencecommunicationunit/coursesandtraining/professionalandshortcourses/

onlinesciencewritingcourse.aspx

This course will equip participants with the skills they need to write about science and communicate clearly with non-

scientists. From identifying a story in a piece of research to shaping the material into engaging text, this course will

offer a comprehensive insight into science writing. The course should appeal to current and future science commu-

nicators and science writers who wish to hone their skills, as well as scientists who wish to convey their research to

non-specialists. The skills taught here will be applicable to all forms of popular science writing, but there is a particu-

lar emphasis on online writing. The course is taught over a 10-week period. This includes eight weeks of taught mate-

rial and two private study weeks to enable those working as well as studying to manage their workload. The

course will run from 24th April 2017 until 2nd July 2017.

Contact science.communication@uwe.ac.uk

SciencePOD, which stands for Science Prose On-Demand, provides science writing and editing service to academ-

ic publishers, research organisations and many more entities of whom work in fields related to science, medicine

and technology. We predominately publish bespoke magazine-style articles in a slick tablet-ready platform target-

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We are currently recruiting new science journalists and science writers to join our permanent pool of freelancers. We

promise to deliver our clients clear, concise, compelling content, and that‘s why we need you. You have the talent

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The great thing: SciencePOD provides freedom and flexibility within your schedule. You will have personalised online

contact and support from our SciencePOD commissioning editors. The commissions will be allocated on the basis

of scientific expertise, journalistic or writing experience and geographical requirements in terms of language. The

rate is calculated per job, dependent on the complexity of the work, and the amount of work required. Please note,

we welcome applicants with multiple language skills as they are valued by our clients.

Register here: https://sciencepod.net/#creators/register

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Submit an abstract to the Earth sciences

and Art session

Recruiting new science journalists and sci-

ence writers

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SCIENCE NEWS A virus that causes childhood coughs and colds could help in the fight against primary liver cancer, according to a study.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-virus-liver-cancer-cells-hepatitis.html

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Astronomers have precisely measured the strength of a fundamental force of Nature in a galaxy seen eight billion years in the past. Research-ers have confirmed that electromagnetism in a distant galaxy has the same strength as here on Earth.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161115175127.htm?

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Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have demon-strated that vision loss associated with a form of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) can be slowed dramatically by reprogramming the metabolism of pho-toreceptors, or light sensors, in the retina.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-retinitis-pigmentosa-reprogramming-sugar

-metabolism.html

A paralysed woman in the Netherlands is the first to be fitted with a new type of brain implant that allows patients who cannot speak or move to communicate using nothing but their thoughts.

www.businessinsider.com/brain-implant-lets-paralysed-woman-communicate-2016

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According to researcher Rolf Lood from Lund University in Sweden, the most common bacteria on human skin (Propionibacterium acnes) se-crete a protein which protects us from the reactive oxygen species thought to contribute to several skin diseases. The protein has an equally strong effect on dangerous oxygen species as known antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161111120735.htm?

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An implant that beams instructions out of the brain has been used to restore movement in paralysed primates for the first time, say scientists.

www.bbc.com/news/health-37914543

A team of MIT researchers led by Alán Aspuru-Guzik developed an artifi-cial intelligence (AI) program that could change the way pharmaceuti-cal research is conducted. This AI can help search for new drug com-pounds without using lengthy simulations, thanks to its training on 250,000 drug-like molecules.

http://futurism.com/robo-pharmacist-this-ai-is-designing-structures-for-futuristic-

wonder-drugs/

Physicists have observed the butterfly Rydberg molecule for the first time ever, confirming a 14-year-old prediction, and the existence of a whole new type of atomic bond. For the first time, physicists have observed a strange molecule called the butterfly Rydberg molecule – a weak pair-ing of highly excitable atoms that was first predicted back in 2002.

http://futurism.com/a-new-type-of-atomic-bond-has-been-discovered/

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A subsurface ocean lies deep within Saturn's moon Dione, according to new data from the Cassini mission to Saturn. Two other moons of Saturn, Titan and Enceladus, are already known to hide global oceans beneath their icy crusts, but a new study suggests an ocean exists on Dione as well.

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An international team of scientists have used sophisticated supercom-puter simulations to show how a tetraneutron could be quasi stable, revealing data that matched with the previous Japanese experiment, according to a new study published in Physical Review Letters.

http://futurism.com/physicists-have-modeled-the-existence-of-newly-discovered-

tetraneutrons/

Using layers of lanthanides, scientists have produced the first multicolor images of cells under an electron microscope.

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A team have engineered an antimicrobial peptide that could kill many types of bacteria, even those resistant to most antibiotics.

http://futurism.com/mit-biologically-engineers-a-new-weapon-to-kill-bacteria/

For the first time, researchers have achieved superconductivity - the phenomenon of electrical conductivity with zero resistance - in a materi-al that's not a superconductor.

http://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-have-achieved-superconductivity-in-a-non-

superconductive-material

A sensing technique that the U.S. military currently uses to remotely moni-tor the air to detect potentially life-threatening chemicals, toxins, and pathogens has inspired a new instrument that could "sniff" for life on Mars and other targets in the solar system—the Bio-Indicator Lidar Instrument, or BILI.

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-instrument-signatures-life-mars.html

A team of researchers has presented a new model for the origin of Saturn's rings based on results of computer simulations. The results of the simulations are also applicable to rings of other giant planets and ex-plain the compositional differences between the rings of Saturn and Uranus. The findings were published on October 6 in the online version of Icarus.

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Researchers have come up with a macromolecule that may have the potential to treat multiple types of viruses and prevent them from infect-ing us. The work was published recently in the journal Macromolecules.

http://www.popsci.com/macromolecule-developed-by-ibm-could-fight-multiple-

viruses-at-once?

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Mr. Menelaos Sotiriou is a science writer and communi-cator. He was the editor of the official Research and Technology online magazine in Greece, E&T (www.et-online.gr) that was published from the General Secretari-at of Research and Technology. He started his profes-sional career by developing various Management Sys-tems, mostly in the field of Education as well as Health

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Oded Ben-Horin, Høgskolen Stord Haugesund

Zacharoula Smyrnaiou, N.K.U.A

Elena Georgakopoulou, N.K.U.A