The common thought that learning by experience is most effective when it comes to teaching entrepreneurship at university has been challenged in a new study.
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2016
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Big data is big news these days. But most organisations just end up hoarding vast reams of data, leaving them with a massive repository of unstructured – or "dark" – data that is of little use to anyone.
Computer Sciences
Dec 22, 2016
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When Brown University Professor Jon Witman returned this year to a small patch of coral off the Galápagos Islands that he had first marked off for study in 2000, he saw virtually nothing—and that told him a lot. An underwater ...
Environment
Dec 22, 2016
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Hybrid organic-inorganic materials, which were developed approximately twenty years ago – notably by Gérard Férey, laureate of the CNRS 2010 Gold Medal, and his team – are known firstly for their extreme porosity. This ...
Materials Science
Dec 22, 2016
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Capri Chasma is located in the eastern portion of the Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars, the largest known canyon system in the Solar System. Deeply incised canyons such as this are excellent targets for studying the ...
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2016
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The ridesharing company Uber has become a poster child for the sharing economy. Just about anyone with a driver's license and a car can turn those assets into a money-making venture—one in which drivers are told they can ...
Business
Dec 22, 2016
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The bacteria that cause the shigella intestinal disease use a toxin that exploits a physical force in the membrane of cells. Though difficult to block, it is possible to fight with nanoparticles exploiting the same force.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 22, 2016
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The rare and mysterious night parrot, a plump green and gold bird, is adapted to life in the harsh arid zone, but when does it need a drink?
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2016
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Finland is on the verge of launching a two-year experiment in which a randomly selected group of 2,000 unemployed people—from white-collar computer programmers to blue-collar construction workers—will receive a monthly ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2016
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Sharing is not caring when it comes to your pets at Christmas with many tasty festive delights on the naughty list for furry family members.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2016
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