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How can we make STEM subjects more engaging for students?

Futurum

Published: At Point Park University in Pittsburgh in the US, education researchers Dr Ginny Chambers , Dr Kamryn York and Dr Mark Marnich are helping pre-service teachers develop their skills in STEM subjects to make learning more enjoyable and effective for their future students. How are maker spaces good for students? “Our Sounds great!

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

Futurum

In goal-based training, individuals set their own goals associated with reading and we design activities to help them achieve them.” There is a lot of ‘tradition’ with regards to ideas and approaches, which I feel can sometimes impede our ability to move science forward efficiently.

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Urban farming for urban families

Futurum

At 15th Street Farm in Florida, USA, Emmanuel Roux and Professor David Himmelgreen run an education project to help local families learn about their local food systems and make healthier food choices. For those of us who live in cities, it can be difficult to find fresh, good quality, local food.

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

Futurum

Though we work long and sometimes unsociable hours, we have a good degree of flexibility. “I I think I’ve achieved a lot. Their elasticity changes, and the cells become more flexible, helping them to detach from the tumour and spread throughout the body.”

Biology 98
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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

But, first and foremost, the story of the Second Law is the story of a great intellectual achievement of the mid-19th century. Sadi Carnot was born in 1796, and was largely educated by his father until he went to college in 1812. There’s a discussion about H for systems that interact, and how there’s an equilibrium value achieved.

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