OUTLINE TO GUIDE DESIGN OF DA VINCI DAYS HANDOUTS
BARRIERS BETWEEN PSEUDOSCIENCE AND SCIENCE
Become a magician

Discover the unexpected magic
of science!
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Don't be gullible!


The discoveries of science are from a world of magic
strange truths that cannot be denied
 powerful magic
patterns of mystery
They are unlike the things of our everyday world
 Dont be silly!
Explore higher dimensions gleaning relevance
knowing irrelevance
They are discoveries of the unexpected
Naïve  and gullible doesn't make it in today's world.
 
Science is not what it seems at first glance.
Look again!
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  On the following pages, the pictures are links:
Discover the magic of the mind:
How can we see the hidden wonders?
...discover deeper and deeper abstractions...
Discover the magic of math:
How can we be calculating?
...discover what others are missing...
Discover relevance 
sidestep irrelevance:
How can we avoid sunburn?
Discover the wisdom of wising up:
Discover the danger of dumbing down:
How can we get rich with lotteries?
How can we get poor with lotteries?
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 Three possible ways of looking
at an important and common problem:
Discover what we cannot deny:
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Discover logic -- don't look silly:
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Discover auras:
How can we see when our wishes are absurd? ...discover the mysterious undeniable...
.How can we avoid looking silly?
...to someone who sees something we've missed...
.How can we see someone's intellectual aura?  ...and improve our own...
 How should we present
this concept?
 
 
 
These are
important, too:
Discover multiple causes
Discover ratio and proportion
the secrets of the balance
Discover multiple dimensions (ranking)
Discover wondrous wishes How can we avoid self-deception?
Discover oversimplification How can we avoid simplemindedness?
 
These handouts are already printed.
They were used in past years.
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Da Vinci Days 2002