For better multiple-choice tests, avoid tricky questions, study finds
Multiple-choice tests and quizzes are an effective tool for:
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In darters, male competition drives evolution of flashy fins, bodies
Scientists once thought that female mate choice alone accounted for the eye-catching color patterns seen in some male fish. But for orangethroat darters, male-to-male competition is the real force behind the flash, a new ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2018
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Honolulu mayor vetoes bill to limit Uber, Lyft 'surge' fares
Honolulu's mayor has vetoed a bill aimed at setting limits for what ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft can charge during peak demand.
Business
Jun 20, 2018
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Study identifies key challenges when communicating potential policies
A team of Cambridge researchers sets out to define a new science for policy communications, with ambitions of finding the "Goldilocks zone" between too much and not enough information when informing both legislators and the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2018
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We must ensure new food retail technologies are not barriers to better health
Imagine a world where smart pantries sense when you are running out of your favourite food and order more of it, without you lifting a finger. Where intelligent robots roam your grocery store, ever at your service. Where ...
Other
Jun 14, 2018
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Does the smell of blood make us hungry?
As the public filed through the Science Gallery Melbourne's exhibition Blood – Attract and Repel last year, 64 intrepid types agreed to be part of a scientific experiment. Unknown to the participants, the research students ...
Other
Jun 11, 2018
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Consumer food choices can help reduce greenhouse emissions contributing to climate change
Changes in diet have been proposed as a way to reduce carbon emissions from the food system. But there has been little research on the affordability and feasibility of low-carbon food choices in the U.S. and how these choices ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2018
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EU probes Apple plan to buy music app Shazam
The EU on Monday launched an in-depth probe of tech giant Apple's plan to buy leading song-recognition app Shazam because of fears the deal may reduce choice for consumers.
Business
Apr 23, 2018
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Sex life of the blue-ringed octopus
What one of the world's most venomous marine creatures gets up to after dark.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2018
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Study asks why students with more to gain from charter schools are less likely to apply
Low-achieving, non-white and poor students stand to gain the most academically from attending charter schools but are less likely to seek charter school enrollment than higher-achieving, more advantaged students who generally ...
Social Sciences
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