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Allied and applied sciences help bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical learning. Modern education increasingly focuses on scientific understanding, experimentation, research, and real-world problem-solving skills.

This article explores why allied and applied sciences are becoming increasingly important in modern education: https://medium.com/@patanjaliwebsites/why-allied-and-applied-sciences-are-important-in-modern-education-c2dbcfe96aa8

#AppliedScience #HigherEducation #ScientificLearning #UniversityEducation #Research

Why Allied and Applied Sciences Are Important in Modern Education

Modern education is increasingly moving toward practical, interdisciplinary, and research-oriented learning. Along with theoretical…

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Welkin Mar 18

@ScienceScholar So #UK has decided to move money away from #BlueSky research and into #AppliedScience research. That makes sense. #UK economy has to grow and the money is limited. Some priorities have to be set and some funding has to be cut.

The concern is that if #BlueSky research is cut how will new scientific breakthroughs happen, which will then flow into new #AppliedScience research.

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Feb 18

A ‘Waylaid' Teaching Diorama – USGS “Geology For Land Use”
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For about 3 years, this gorgeous diorama has ‘just’ been sitting in a corner of a (common) hallway.
I can’t help but wonder its history:
• What prompted its creation?
• Who was the artisan (truly!) that created it and used those components and focus?
• When was it created? (late 1960s as an educated guess????)
• Why was it seen as useful / in what setting? (as I am sure it was)
• How was it funded?
(never mind that I want to claim it for my office, space notwithstanding…)
#geology #landuse #trainingaid #education #diorama #oldschool #fedscience #fedservice #education #technical #professional #spatial #landform #geomorphology #usecase #appliedscience #geoscience #USGS
@USGS

Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Dec 5

Its nice to encouraging stories like this - and exciting.

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#SustainableFarming #AppliedScience #ecosystems #soil #SoilStructure

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture

I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Nov 5, 2025

A Five-Year Milestone - Reflections On Advances And Limitations In GeoAI Research
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https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~yhu42/papers/2024_AnnalsofGIS_GeoAI.pdf <-- shared 2024 paper
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2025.104368 <-- shared 2025 paper
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[GeoAI has changed markedly since this 1st paper was written, but there is still much value in what it states]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #AI #spatialanalysis #GeoAI #theory #perspectives #Giscience #geography #advances #limitations #model #modeling #spatiallyexplicit #realworld #usecase #application #problemsolving #AAG #research #appliedscience #generalizability
@AAG

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Oct 30, 2025

The Myth And Reality Of ‘Physics-Based’ Models In Geosciences
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https://geoaiunpacked.substack.com/p/the-myth-and-reality-of-physics-based <-- shared technical article
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“Across hydrology, fire, weather, and climate science, models are often described as physics-based—a phrase that evokes rigor, transparency, and trust. Yet, beneath the surface, much of what drives these models are empirical relationships and parameterizations rather than direct solutions of physical laws. These assumptions are necessary to make the equations computable, but they also introduce biases, tuning artifacts, and uncertainties that can propagate through every layer of simulation.
This doesn’t mean physics-based models are flawed or obsolete; rather, it highlights the complexity of modeling natural systems…”
#GeoAI #datadriven #physicsbased #model #modeling #usecase #appliedscience #accuracy #appropriateness #simulation #naturalsystems #hybrid #physicalrealism #hydrology #fire #weather #climate

fuzzle @ cccfr Aug 31, 2025

cooking in #elab #cccfr
something* something*
"süppchen is fertig ..."

#appliedscience #diy

(((JaneinNJ)))Aug 31, 2025

Now I get it. Couldn’t figure out why the current White House occupant and company are so desperate to kneecap scientific research. Good explanation. #repression #science #autocracy #basicscience #appliedscience #research https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/science/trump-science-autocrats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iU8.FVsN.4GHPs6N0Wtq2&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science

Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics.

The New York Times