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It is large, diverse and expanding<\/li>\n\t
It is complex<\/li>\n\t
It is constantly changing<\/li>\n\t
It is timeless and new chemist build on previous work<\/li>\n\t
Can be about making new substances as well as understanding old ones<\/li>\n\t
The Chemical Abstracts (from 1907) now has more than 100 million unique organic and inorganic substances<\/li>\n\t
There are specialized chemistry databases, reference books, and websites developed to help you sort through the incredible storehouse of chemistry information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"2cb3398f-e99a-44a9-b76a-25d8a931367d","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"What is chemical information?"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
- Information is a thermodynamic system as described by Claude Shannon<\/li>\n\t
- Information is raw data that has been subjected to some treatment (hopefully a catalytic reaction)<\/li>\n\t
- Information professions try to create organizational strategies to access information more readily<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"b7132ad5-2a02-4c0e-9258-4459f17959f1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"What is information?"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
  - Real learning can make you feel uncomfortable<\/li>\n\t
  - Real learning makes you think that your thinking is deficient<\/li>\n\t
  - If you avoid the confrontation of new information and resort back to a comfort zone, you will lose the opportunity to expand your understanding<\/li>\n\t
  - Metacognition is the
    awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"76bdb870-9742-4f13-893a-ca0d8c230ed6","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"When learning new information"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
    Bad Science<\/h3>\n\n
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    incorrect, obsolete, incomplete or over-simplified expositions of scientific ideas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
    Pseudoscience<\/h3>\n\n
    \n\t
    beliefs or practices that mistakenly have no scientific basis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
    Ways to avoid Bad Science & Pseudoscience<\/h3>\n\n
    \n\t
    peer-review<\/li>\n\t
    reproducibility<\/li>\n\t
    replicability<\/li>\n\t
    bias reduction<\/li>\n\t
    open data<\/li>\n\t
    access to all scientific products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
    Debunking Misinformation<\/h3>\n\n
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    reduce arguments as repetition is a mechanism to create entrenchment<\/li>\n\t
    engage in healthy skepticisim and scrutiny and avoid involving the audience in counter-arguments<\/li>\n\t
    don't label the message as wrong but counter with new information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"8d04b389-1f9b-4ed9-86f1-be5f816080df","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"Bad Science, Pseudoscience & Debunking Misinformation"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
    Primary Information: an original publication, eg. journal article, patent, thesis<\/p>\n\n
    Secondary Information: publication that summaries or condenses the primary literature, eg. reviews, indexes, databases, some books<\/p>\n\n
    Well known scholarly journals in Chemistry:<\/p>\n\n
    \n\t
    Nature<\/li>\n\t
    Science<\/li>\n\t
    Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)<\/li>\n\t
    Chemical Society Reviews (RSC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"37973159-22b8-4aa8-91d6-f1995f0a8737","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"Types of Scientific Information"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
    \n\t
    attitude and motivation are more important than anything else<\/li>\n\t
    self-regulation is knowing when to ask for help<\/li>\n\t
    critical thinking is when you judge information for credibility and integrity<\/li>\n\t
    creative thinking is when you come up with new ideas or solutions without any judgement on their merit<\/li>\n\t
    be honest with yourself and the way you learn<\/li>\n\t
    physically engage in your course<\/li>\n\t
    try and stay motivated<\/li>\n\t
    have fun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","subContentId":"506af857-e083-4a64-ab92-f2dbb9aca5f0","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"title":"What is really important to know for learning about chemical information?"}],"hTag":"h2"}