Areas of Knowledge

Helpful Resources

• Scope - a Mathematics Queries article looking at the use of mathematics in other disciplines

• Scope - Morris Kline´s book The Loss of Certainty outlining trends in mathematics

• Scope - a Conversation article on how math is influence the study of History

• Scope - Domain of Science video on the Map of Mathematics

• Perspective - an Edge article looking at the Humanist view of Reuben Hersh

• Perspective - a Lehigh University article (student friendly) looking at whether math is invented or discovered

• Perspective - a series of interviews with experts looking at if math is invented or discovered

• Perspective - a Phys.org article looking at why math is not an effective way to describe the world

• Perspective - a Lockhart and Arnold interview/debate on the role of mathematics in school

• Perspective - a  Janna Levin video on Physics vs. Human Perception: Which Represents Reality? 

• Method & Tools - Proof for the Pythagorean Theorem

• Method - a wikipedia post of Process describing Fermat’s Last Theorem

• Method - a Ted-Ed video on The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem - Marcus du Sautoy

• Ethics  - A Cambridge University discussion paper looking at the pros and cons of different levels of ethics

• Ethics - A Michael Harris article looking at ethical issues in math

• Ethics - A Paul Ernest article on ethics in mathematics

• Ethics - A Vox article explaining the Cambridge Analytica scandal

Helpful Resources

• Scope - A documentary called the Most Unknown where 9 different scientists from different fields investigate the unknown

• ​Scope - a Stanford article looking at the life and theories of Karl Popper

• Scope - a Micheal Shumer Ted Talk "Why People Beleive Weird Things"

• Scope - a Coversation article on Biopiracy: when indigenous knowledge is patented for profit

• Scope - a Molly Crockett Ted-Talk on "Beware Neuro-Bunk"

• Scope - “Does the New Definition of Science Measure Up?” The Guardian, March 4, 2009. 

• Perspective - An Edge article about what scientific ideas are ready for retirement

• Perspective - A Guardian article looking at the John Oliver video (video included) looking at misinforamtion during COVID

• Perspective - Munroe, Randall, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014

• Perspective - Vernon, James. “On the Shoulders of Giants.” American Scientist, June 23, 2017. 

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• Perspective - Fichera, Angelo. “No, Fauci Didn’t Say Face Masks Were a ‘Failure.’” AP News, November 21, 2023. 

• Perspective - Vickers, Peter. “4 Convincing Scientific Theories That Fooled Scientists for Decades.” Silicon Republic, October 22, 2019. 

• Method & Tools - A website looking at various examples of the scientific method in practice

• Method & Tools - A La Physique et LÉducation article on imagination and the Scientific Method

• Method & Tools - McLeish, Tom. “We Talk about Artistic Inspiration All the Time – but Scientific Inspiration Is a Thing Too.” The Conversation, September 13, 2022. 

• Method & Tools - Parke, Phoebe. “The Secret to Making a Scientific Discovery | CNN Business.” The secret to making a scientific discovery, May 27, 2016

• Method & Tools  - Reiss, Julian and Jan Sprenger, "Scientific Objectivity", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2020 Edition)

• Method & Tools - An article looking at Carl Sagan's ECREE standards

• Ethics - A Carpi & Egger article on Scientific Ethics

• Ethics - A Paul Wolfe article on why scientists avoid thinking about ethics

• Ethics - A Lancelot article on the ethical issues searching for a COVID-19 vaccine

• Ethics - An Atlantic article looking at the first babies born in China with edited genes (CCR5) during the fertilization process

• Ethics - A Philadephia Children´s Hosptial article looking at the studies regarding the connection between vaccines and autism in children

• Ethics - A CNN article looking at unethical experiments

• Ethics - A Conversation article looking at whether Natural Science is Value-laden or Not

Helpful Resources

• 2023 Class Miro Document

• Scope - an Aeon article looking at how art has developed over time

• Scope - an Imaginative Conservative article looking at the role of progress in art

• Perspective - a NY Times article on who decides what is art, with many expert definitions

• Perspective - a BBC article looking at an outsider´s art convention 

• Perspective - a Guardian article looking at the motivations for Keith Haring

• Perspective - an Ellen Winner book on what is art

• Perspective - a History Today article looking how social context influences how art is interpreted

• Perspective - a Conversation article looking at the worst film ever made, ¨The Room¨

• Perspective - an Encyclopedia of Philosophy article of different schools of thought on interpretation of literature

• Method & Tools - an Independent article looking at comparing musical genres

• Method & Tools - a Sciencedirect article looking at perceptions in art

• Ethics - a New Humanist article looking at the ethical issues brought up in the TV show ¨The Good Place¨

• Ethics - a Guardian article looking at how artists are using their work to bring up environmental issues

• Ethics - a CNN article looking at whether it is the job of the artist to entertain or protest

• Ethics - a Guardian article looking at ethics in art

• Ethics - an Artsy article looking at when it is ok to bend ethical rules for art

• Ethics - a NewYorker article looking at the ethical dilemna of the 1915 film ¨Birth of a Nation¨

Helpful Resources

• 2023 Class Miro Document

• TOK website

• Scope - a Ted Talk by Dr. Helen Fisher looking at the psychology of love

• Scope - An Investopedia article about whether economics is a science or not

• Method & Tools - A ReviseSociology article about 7 field experiments

• Method & Tools - A Research by Design video looking at "Selecting a Representative Sample"

• Ethics - A Sagepub article that give an overview of ethics in the human and behavioural sciences

• Ethics - A Nature article about a retracted political science study on gay canvassers change increase same-sex marriage support 

• Ethics - A Conversation article on ethics in economics

Helpful Resources

• Carr, EH - What is History?, Vintage, 1967

• McDowell, WH, Historical Research: A Guide, Taylor and Francis, 2013

• Tosh, Josh The Pursuit of History, Longman, 2010

• Bevir, Mark. “Objectivity in History.” History and Theory 33, no. 3 (1994): 328–44.

• Scope - numerous articles and podcasts on what is a historical fact

• Perspective - A Business Insider article on advertisements that are inappropriate today

• Method & Tools - A Sarah Speight article on Hoskins and the Norwich method

• Method & Tools - A Christopher Dyer & Andrew Hopper book on changes in local history

• Method & Tools - A History News Network article looking at the role of imagination within history

• Ethics - A History Extra article looking at the opinions of historians on the idea of judging the past based on present morals