Thoughts on Science and Education
What Makes an Expert?
British polymath Thomas Young, who died in 1829, is immortalized as “The Last Man Who Knew Everything,” in his biography of the same name by Andrew Robinson. Young was a professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, where he gave lectures mostly on physics. He was also a physician at St.…
Introductions
I suppose I should tell you a little about myself, especially if you’re bothering to read this. As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be a paleontologist. As in, I was one of those annoying five-year-olds who only wanted to talk about dinosaurs. My parents decided to help me develop this irritating…
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Matthew J Williams, Educator 