For about a decade now, mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating.
Mathematics
Aug 29, 2022
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If you are in a major city anywhere in the world, it is probably quite easy to grab a cheap hamburger from a nearby fast-food restaurant. But what you may not realize is that the meat in that cheap burger can actually illustrate ...
Environment
Aug 3, 2022
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The queen is the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Unlike any other (including the king), it can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
Mathematics
Jan 24, 2022
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Which genes control the defining features that make us look as we do? And how do they make it happen?
Evolution
Nov 10, 2021
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University of Kentucky College of Medicine researchers were part of a new study that gives insight into how limb development evolved in vertebrates.
Evolution
Oct 5, 2021
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The Institute of Planetary Research at DLR (German Aerospace Center) is starting construction of a new Sample Analysis Laboratory (SAL) dedicated to the study of rock and dust samples from planetary bodies such as asteroids ...
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2021
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Homework hasn't changed much in the past few decades. Most children are still sent home with about an hour's worth of homework each day, mostly practicing what they were taught in class.
Education
Sep 1, 2021
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Imagine you are asked to rank the counties in Pennsylvania in terms of number of COVID-19 infections. Or you may be asked to rank the following cities in Pennsylvania based on their populations: Harrisburg, Allentown, Erie ...
Mathematics
Aug 26, 2021
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The much-awaited new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is due later today. Ahead of the release, debate has erupted about the computer models at the very heart of global climate projections.
Environment
Aug 9, 2021
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A stranded beluga whale found dead in the mudflats near Potter Marsh on Tuesday will likely help scientists untangle more information about the critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga population.
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2021
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