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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

ED Surge

Around the country, “ math wars ” are raging over attempts to increase equity by playing down calculus from the curriculum in favor of statistics or computer science, or by delaying when students take algebra. But there’s also a quieter revolution taking place that applies a different strategy to achieve the same principles.

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Harnessing CS and Technology Skills for Culturally Responsive and Sustainable Solutions

CoderZ

In today’s rapidly evolving world, computer science (CS) and technology skills have become indispensable tools for addressing a wide range of societal challenges. Technology and computing are in all industries including farming and agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and retail.

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Cyber security for the AI age

Futurum

Additionally, financial services also provide access to large sums of money, which criminals try to access through mobile banking malware. Most people will easily trade a long-term goal, such as protecting their security, with a short-term goal, such as immediately accessing a digital resource.”

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

Futurum

However, upon closer inspection, the university admissions team can see that the second candidate worked part-time after school to financially support themself, so had less time to dedicate to their studies, and they lived in a poorer neighbourhood and attended a lower-achieving school.

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I, chatbot: How ‘human’ should chatbots be?

Futurum

At the University of East Anglia in the UK, Dr Oli Buckley’s research project is combining computer science and social science to answer these questions. TALK LIKE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence.

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Creating software that works for everyone

Futurum

However, as we become ever-more reliant on software, ensuring it is accessible for all of society is a growing necessity. ACCESSIBLE — can be obtained easily and used by everyone. APP — a computer program used to perform a specific function (e.g., TALK LIKE A SOFTWARE ENGINEER. finding and paying for a parking space).

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Delve Talks: Winnie Karanja, Maydm

Maydm

As a high school student, Winnie had a passion for both math and the social sciences. Her teachers pushed her into the “easier” path of social sciences rather than encourage her interest in STEM subjects. And throughout my sort of high school experience, I’d been, you know, passionate about social sciences.

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