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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Economics is the study of how people make decisions, how we choose where to study and work, how we promote fairness in society and how our lives are shaped by market institutions and government policies,” says Dr Emil Temnyalov, an economist at the University of Technology Sydney. How does economics combine mathematics and social science?

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What Fields Are Included in STEM: A Comprehensive Overview

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In this article, we will delve into the fascinating worlds of Physics and Astronomy, Biology and Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry and Materials Science, as well as Computer Science and Information Technology. KEY TAKEAWAY What fields are included in STEM?

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Creating software that works for everyone

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Software engineering, or software development, is the branch of computer science that involves designing and developing software – the instructions and programs that enable computers to function. The field of software engineering is growing rapidly as computers are becoming integrated into all aspects of our lives.

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Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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Many governments around the world are putting a lot of faith in EVs to help them reach their climate targets. Geology, maths, physics, chemistry and biology are all sciences that will be leading this research. How to mathematically describe an orebody underground from these datasets quickly became my passion.

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What is Python? Python Programming for Beginners.

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This popular and professionally applicable language will help students advance in their computer science journeys. There is no implicit conversion between types like strings and integers - a string would be an invalid argument if passed to a mathematical function that expects a number. Glad you asked… because there are a lot.

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Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

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“The development of innovative tools is enabling us to make unprecedented discoveries within plant science,” says Sue. These tools and approaches cover systems biology, synthetic biology, biosensors, data science, artificial intelligence, gene editing, precision breeding, the microbiome, and more.”. BUILDING THE ATLAS.

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How can we modernise power distribution systems to limit the effects of extreme weather?

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Dr Anamika Dubey is an assistant professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University in the USA. As there is a stochastic element to weather intensity and its impact, Anamika uses ‘Monte-Carlo simulations’, which randomly sample data to produce more realistic models.

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