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Canku
Ota
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(Many
Paths)
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An
Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
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April 2021 - Volume
19 Number 4
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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SRI
International
We are a 75-year pioneering research institute with a rich history
supporting government and industry. SRI International (formerly
Stanford Research Institute) is organized around broad disciplines
and capabilities, from research and development divisions and
labs to groups who excel at identifying new opportunities, developing
products and creating custom solutions. Our organization is
driven by impact— delivering unique solutions for the world’s
important challenges and transforming ideas into reality for
clients are partners.
https://www.sri.com/ |
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Education
Development Center (EDC)
When equal expression, opportunity, and supports exist for all
people, society can reach its full potential. Individuals are
empowered. Communities can create enduring solutions to pressing
problems. Nations can foster peace.
https://www.edc.org |
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Missing
and Murdered Indigenous Women USA
MMIW USA’s number one mission is to bring our missing home
and help the families of the murdered cope and support them
through the process of grief. We give them hands-on support
and guidance and if we don’t have the answers, we get the
answers so that these families do not feel abandoned and alone
in this struggle like so many have before them. Our broader
goal is to eradicate this problem so that the future generations
thrive.
https://mmiwusa.org |
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First
Nations Development Institute
First Nations is the most highly-rated American Indian nonprofit
in the nation, meeting strict criteria of top charity watchdogs.
https://www.firstnations.org |
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Osage
Nation Cultural Center
To ensure the survival of the Wahzhazhe nation of people, we
will share, preserve, and celebrate the values, teachings and
tribal ways that our elders entrusted to the present and future
generation. Our Strength will come from the commitment of our
Wahzhazhe people and the knowledge that the Wahzhazhe nation
is blessed by Wa-Kon-Da.
https://www.osageculture.com |
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Scientific
Evidence
Scientific evidence is data gathered by the scientific
method of experimentation in support of or against
a hypothesis. To further validate scientific research,
before publication in most scholarly journals, scientific
research is reviewed by a panel of experts to determine
if it meets scientific standards. This process is called
“peer review.” With so many clickbait headlines
about public health issues in today’s media, it
is important to be able to distinguish between scientific
evidence, anecdotal stories, misinformation, and opinions.
Another important concept to understand is the difference
between correlation (two things that happen together)
and causation (one thing causes the other thing). The
observation that ice
cream sales and homicide increase at the same time
(correlation), does not mean that buying ice cream causes
murders (causation). I hope you find these resources
helpful.
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Compound
Interest: A Rough Guide to Types of Scientific Evidence
Compound Chem is primarily a chemistry site, but this
article is applicable to all fields of science. It starts
with an excellent graphic describing seven types of scientific
evidence. "Before discussing the two primary types
of evidence, it’s worth discussing the outlier: anecdotal
evidence, or an expert’s opinion. An example of anecdotal
evidence would be someone relating a tale of how they
experienced a reaction after ingesting a particular type
of food or medication. Whilst anecdotal evidence can act
as a precursor to scientific investigation, in isolation
it is often considered dubious. Perhaps surprisingly,
an expert opinion on a particular topic is considered
to be at the same level as anecdotal evidence."
https://www.compoundchem.com/2015/04/09/scientific-evidence/
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McGill:
Why Oh Why Do Scientists Keep Changing Their Minds?
"Headlines may make you think scientists don’t
know anything and keep changing their tune, but there
are many reasons behind this vexing perception."
Terrific article listing a handful of reasons why science
reporting can be so confusing. The conclusion is that
although scientists so sometimes disagree with each other,
the problem is usually the result of poorly done studies,
hype in the reporting of results, or interest groups purposely
creating fake controversies to spread doubt and confusion.
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science-history/why-oh-why-do-scientists-keep-changing-their-minds
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Sense
about Science: I Don't Know What to Believe
"This booklet explains how scientists present and
judge research using the peer review process, and how
the public can make sense of science stories." Click
on the red button to download the "I don't know what
to believe anymore" PDF. How can you tell if reported
science news is based on research that was peer reviewed?
It can be difficult, but usually articles based on peer-reviewed
studies will have a bibliography that lists the researchers'
names, the name of the journal, the edition number of
the journal, and the year it was published.
https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/i-dont-know-what-to-believe/
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UC
Berkeley: Science Relies on Evidence
From University of California, Berkeley, this article
is part of their excellent Understanding Science 101 series.
It focuses on why evidence and testing are central scientific
concepts. "Ultimately, scientific ideas must not
only be testable, but must actually be tested – preferably
with many different lines of evidence by many different
people. This characteristic is at the heart of all science."
https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/0_0_0/whatisscience_06
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UC
Berkeley: Untangling Media Messages and Public Policies
Another great article from UC Berkeley's Understanding
Science 101 site. This one addresses how to evaluate
confusing media messages and public policies. "Media
representations of science and science-related policy
are essential for quickly communicating scientific messages
to the broad public; however, some important parts of
the scientific message can easily get lost or garbled
in translation. Understanding the nature of science
can make you a better-informed consumer of those messages
and policies."
https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/0_0_0/sciencetoolkit_02
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