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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Topics include earth sciences, nature, science, technology, history, space, the human body, sports, politics, philosophy, and more. They also have a YouTube channel that provides videos that explore nature topics such as Africa, bears, dogs, and farm life. ” Kudos to their ability to achieve that goal.

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

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In goal-based training, individuals set their own goals associated with reading and we design activities to help them achieve them.” Individuals with degrees in cognitive neuroscience can work in many areas, including academia, healthcare, government, industry and education, to name just a few.

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How can we make STEM subjects more engaging for students?

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for STEM achieved so far? My proudest education achievement is passing the Teaching Certification Exam. What are your proudest career achievements so far? Find something that resonates with you in education and use that as a springboard for goal setting and achievements. What has T.I.M.E The partnerships that T.I.M.E

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Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art?

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My proudest career achievement has been obtaining a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship from the European Commission. In the future, I hope to continue doing research in psychology and cognitive science, and hopefully run my own lab one day.

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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I was sure I would do something related to science and technology, but wasn’t sure whether it would be in industry, government or academia. I think I’ve achieved a lot. Careers in biomedicine vary widely and can involve working in academia, industry or government. I started my career as an experimental scientist.

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Numbers and networks: how can we use mathematics to assess the resilience of global supply chains?

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Governments and companies want to do something,” says Zach. Pure mathematicians study mathematical concepts in their abstract forms, while applied mathematicians use maths to solve problems in the real world and are, therefore, an essential part of many other disciplines, such as the natural sciences, engineering and finance.

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Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History—or Not? Well, It’s Complicated…

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Given a defined “goal”, an AI can automatically work towards achieving it. Most of our existing intuition about “machinery” and “automation” comes from a kind of “clockwork” view of engineering—in which we specifically build systems component by component to achieve objectives we want. And that’s where we humans come in.

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