knowledge

On a fundamental level, DEI is fundamentally at odds with the mission of higher education, which is to create and disseminate knowledge.

Dr. Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences is often referred to as the ‘Seven Ways of Learning’.

People who think they know a little something about a topic—confident though they may be—commonly and easily claim knowledge they couldn’t possibly have.

Is today’s competitive environment making high school students pursue a polished resume and not their passion?

A system of reasons that support reasons to support what seems to be knowledge eventually breaks down under such continued questioning, either through circular reasoning or an infinite regress. The foundations of the reasoned support of knowledge eventually turn from concrete into sand.

An Australian scientist is working to collate ancient methods of weather prediction in the Pacific, saying that the study could help improve contemporary forecasting tools, record important cultural knowledge that might otherwise be lost, and help bridge the gap between ancient wisdom and modern science.

We tend to think that a group decision is more likely to be accurate when there are more brains involved—but that might not be true in all situations.

“Seek knowledge, even if you have to go all the way to China!”, Prophet Muhammad said. Sadly, the present-day Muslims seem to be detached from that very rational and scientific learning that once was a hallmark of the Islamic world.