Australia is failing at math and needs to find a new formula to arrest the decline
Divide, subtract, add, multiply: whatever way you cut it, Australia is heading in one direction when it comes to global math rankings—downwards.
Divide, subtract, add, multiply: whatever way you cut it, Australia is heading in one direction when it comes to global math rankings—downwards.
Mathematics
May 18, 2022
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Humans behave in strange ways. We readily reveal our inner feelings during moments of weakness, which doesn't seem like the smart thing to do.
Social Sciences
May 16, 2022
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A warning from researchers at the University of South Florida: Scam artists are taking advantage of online surveys that pay for participation—a method of market research that has become more common practice since the start ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2022
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When you hear a melody, your perception is formed by the shapes and movements you associate with it.
Other
Nov 19, 2021
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For decades, humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs to exhibit exaggerated features—particularly in their faces. When it comes to cats, the very flat, round faces of the modern Persian and Exotic Shorthair ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2021
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Nowhere is this principle more true than in the world of social media. There, people choose cab drivers, Airbnb rentals and even life partners based on photos.
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2020
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They say that eyes are windows to the soul. Indeed, research suggests this might also be true for our four-legged friends. Since the days of our most celebrated natural historian, Charles Darwin, humans have been interested ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2019
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Discovered by researchers at Drexel University as electrodes for energy applications, MXenes have become a research focus for KAUST. Husam Alshareef and his team specialize in creating nanomaterials for electronic and energy ...
Materials Science
Oct 14, 2019
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Communication gestures used by humans and our primate relatives are providing clues about how our species' ability to use spoken language evolved.
Evolution
Aug 20, 2019
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Computer scientists are focused on adding enhanced functionality to make the "reality" in virtual reality (VR) environments highly believable. A key aspect of VR is to enable remote social interactions and the possibility ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 25, 2019
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