Train riders have to get to stations somehow. This is often referred to as the "first mile" or "last mile" problem. There are many technical solutions to help travellers get from home to the station and back, ranging from ...
Social Sciences
May 3, 2019
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It's often said that ants can predict impending rain and respond by changing their behaviour.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2018
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The Brazilian stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula (jataí in Portuguese) deploys a different strategy for defending its nests from other social insect species. In addition to posting sentinels at the nest entrance, as do ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2018
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The youngest student ever admitted to Mexico's National Autonomous University wouldn't call himself a "genius."
Other
Aug 4, 2018
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Low-income students with advanced academic abilities are far less likely than their wealthier peers to have access to resources that would help them succeed, according to a new report co-authored by researchers from Johns ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2018
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Leo Shmuylovich knows a lot about how tutoring can take a student from confused to confident. The Washington University graduate student has worked as a tutor for several test preparatory companies over the years, helping ...
Other
Feb 12, 2010
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When the University of California decided in early 2020 to stop using the ACT and SAT in admissions by 2025, the decision sparked discussions anew about how fair and useful college entrance exams are in the first place.
Education
Jul 9, 2020
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German researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin found that even a short test can reliably predict students' success within their first year of study in economics—much ...
Education
Mar 13, 2020
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Many of the battles to desegregate Southern colleges and universities were fought in public, but efforts to desegregate the standardized testing that is often a prerequisite to admission have, until now, received little attention. ...
Other
Jan 9, 2009
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