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Podcast: Science Modeling Talks
Episode: Episode 75 – Recast – Cynthia Passmore – “Models Are the Functional Unit of Scientific Thought”
Description: In this episode, Mark talks with Cynthia Passmore, who is a professor of science education at the University of California, Davis. They talk about the differences between the approach to modeling developed at ASU and UC Davis, which seem to be more and more similar as time goes by. They talk about how all of our understanding in scientific study is based on models, even if we do not specifically hold those up as "models" per se. We use mental models to explain the world around us and to better understand how and why certain interactions happen the way they...