Students choosing which subjects to study, and what careers to enter on leaving university are keen to make good decisions for the future – so we need to start challenging misconceptions on pay and conditions.
Invest in Africa is a not-for-profit "partnership of companies" with the declared aim of "promoting Africa as open for business, by challenging misconceptions and inspiring new investors".
The aim of our study was to evaluate whether the course Evolution of Biological Diversity was effective at challenging misconceptions and increasing the acceptance of evolutionary theory.
If our course, Evolution of Biological Diversity, was effective at challenging misconceptions and increasing the acceptance of evolutionary theory, we would expect to see a significant increase in the number of correct answers on our quiz after students complete the course.
Some researchers might be tempted to take advantage of this vulnerability of participants to increase rates of recruitment by either promising unrealistic and unavailable benefits or at least by not challenging misconceptions.
In March, Starbucks will introduce new breakfast combination meals "to challenge misconceptions about affordability," Mr. Schultz said.
Evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk, in her recent book, Paleofantasy, challenges misconceptions about evolution.
It concluded that the problem was pervasive: more needed to be done to challenge misconceptions and prejudices, especially among young Afrikaners.
To help change this, three years ago, I founded Touretteshero, an organisation that challenges misconceptions about Tourettes and shares the humour and creativity that can arise from it.
She is taking conservative assaults head-on, appearing regularly on talk radio programs in her district to try to establish a dialogue and, she says, challenge misconceptions about her record.
