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Here Comes Another Trend in K-12 Science Education: Data Science

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Unfortunately, the majority of these trends do very little in the work of advancing science education. And yet, they keep being pushed by large publishing companies, government agencies, schools, and even academic professors. We are now entering another science education trend that arguably will also hurt students learning.

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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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Challenges and Solutions in Mathematics College professors frequently adopt a lecture-based approach, emphasizing theory over practice. The development of new medical treatments often involves complex data analysis, making mathematics a crucial element in the quest to save lives.

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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

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Published: Professor Richard Harper , based at Lancaster University in the UK, is the principal investigator of a project called the Future Places Centre. This project is investigating how computing, the internet of things and data science can generate information that people can use to make their future places healthier.

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Bias, assumptions and emotions: why we think what we think

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Finding out how this process works – and how we can use this awareness to make better decisions – is at the heart of cognitive science. At The University of Melbourne in Australia, Professor Andrew (Andy) Perfors is studying the nature of bias and other features of cognition, and even applying these findings to machine learning.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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Otherwise, mathematics, statistics and computer science classes will teach you the technical skills economists need, such as mathematical modelling, data analysis and developing computer simulations. • “The best way to get started is to take an economics class and see whether you like it,” says Emil.

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Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?

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Adam asked his professor how different types of touch on the skin result in different signals being sent to the brain. We don’t completely know,” was the professor’s reply. It felt surreal talking about that work with well-known professors in the field. You know what? You can come to the lab tomorrow and figure it out.”

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How can we unravel the complex history of networks?

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. • There are lots of online videos and tutorials where you can learn about statistical methods of data analysis and programming (e.g., At university, degrees in statistics, mathematics, data science or computer science will all offer classes in statistics and probability. . • www.learnpython.org ).