Drop the chalk

Abstract

A diverse scientific workforce; policy-makers who recognize the importance of science; a voting public that understands the scientific process (and even some facts about the ancient universe and climate change, too)—this has been the mantra of the scientific community, but these words don't match actions. Look no further than the way science is still taught at universities—it's no wonder that there is a struggle to recruit students to science. That is costing society a generation of researchers, educators, a population that better grasps science, and maybe more.