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Education
4 years ago
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- 15-11-2020
Why we should stop teaching generalized critical thinking
At the heart of the job is a cognitive ability called ‘situational awareness’ that involves ‘the continuous extraction of environmental information [and the] integration of this information with prior...
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots” — a new book explores our future together
Robots are stepping in to fill essential roles, such as sanitizing warehouses and hospitals, ferrying test samples to laboratories, and serving as telemedicine avatars.
5 years ago
To build a circular economy, we need to put recycling in the bin
Too often the concept of a circular economy is muddled up with some kind of advanced recycling process that would mean keeping our industrial system as it is and preserving a growing consumption model...
Understanding the psychology of distraction can help you stay on task
Could your urge to check emails — instead of finishing that major project — be a response to an uncomfortable emotional state?
Want to improve your office? Stop being so bossy.
A variety of structures exist to both treat employees with more respect and increase productivity.
Venetian council room floods after councilors reject climate proposals
In a metaphor too apt to be made up, the council has been forced to relocate until the flood waters recede.
6 years ago
What would happen if America defaulted on its debt?
Sure we know it would be bad, but what do all of these scary numbers really mean?
NYTimes exposé reveals how Facebook handled scandals
Delay, deny and deflect were the strategies Facebook has used to navigate scandals it's faced in recent years, according to the New York Times.
Unraveling the mystery behind dogs' floppy ears
Dogs' floppy ears may be part of why they and other domesticated animals love humans so much.
Fox News backs CNN in lawsuit against Trump Administration
"Secret Service passes for working White House journalists should never be weaponized," Fox News' president said in a statement.
New air-conditioning design takes energy from space
Is the future with radiative cooling?
New study reveals what time we burn the most calories
Once again, our circadian rhythm points the way.
How the appendix may kick-start Parkinson’s
Is the appendix a useless organ, an immune system benefactor, a Parkinson's disease instigator, or all of the above?
A dark matter hurricane is crashing into Earth
Giving our solar system a "slap in the face"
California wildfires death toll climbs to 50
Firefighters in California are still struggling to contain several wildfires nearly one week after they broke out.