Episode Details

Summary:

Shawn and Troy talk about AI policies, summer plans, and more. Dave explains why the experts don’t always agree. 

Jokes:

My wife said that quilts are better than duvets. 

• I told her to be careful making blanket statements like that. 

What do you call a mute owl?

• Anything that you want, doesn’t give a hoot.

Someone called me, sneezed and hung up.  

• I’m tired of these cold calls.

I’m worried about the genetics experiments involving crabs and cheetahs.

• That could go sideways fast.

Someone asked me what the ninth letter of the alphabet was.

• It was a complete guess, but I was right.

Name a place that you’ve visited that you don’t want to go back to.

• Microsoft Teams Meeting

My post about rice cakes was removed.

• It was ruled as tasteless

Did you know that Stefi Graf has a sister and a brother?

• Polly
• Litho

Middle School Science Minute  

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)

K12Science Podcast: Why Experts Disagree

I was recently reading the March – April 2026, issue of The Science Teacher, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.

In this issue I read an article written by Douglas Allchin. He wrote an article entitled “When Experts Disagree.” 

Respect the consensus of the relevant scientific experts. That’s the benchmark for reliable science in informing public policy or personal decision-making. But what if the experts disagree? What if there is no genuine consensus? If we cannot confidently sort fact from fiction, what are we to do?

https://k12science.net/why-experts-disagree/

Reports from the Front Lines

• End of the year
  • Closing the room 
  • Emptying the office
• Moodle Prep
• Summer Plans
  • ISTE Conference
  • Matt Miller’s AI Literacy
    • Classroom Policies
    • Syllabus
    • Co-editing
  • Music for when you’re on a Deadline

The Social Web

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