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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Published: At Furman University in the US, Dr Ben Haywood and Professor Julia Parrish from the University of Washington are studying how citizen science programmes impact the relationships participants have with the places and ecology they study which might, in turn, increase scientific literacy. Why is citizen science important?

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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How does economics combine mathematics and social science? In education and labour markets, there are major social issues and public policy problems, so I think it’s important to develop clear insights into these using a precise methodology.” What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Emil’s top tips 1.

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Creating software that works for everyone

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Every human is different,” says Professor John Grundy. Hourieh likes the fact that software engineering is “a challenging job that involves continuously learning new skills and improving your capacities for problem-solving and creativity”. “I SOFTWARE DEVELOPER or SOFTWARE ENGINEER — someone who designs and develops software.

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How can we unravel the complex history of networks?

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Dr Min Xu, a statistician specialising in network analysis at Rutgers University, has developed a probabilistic model that can determine how a network has grown, which not only has applications in epidemiology, but is also useful in social science, genetics and counter-terrorism efforts. What is a network? “A www.learnpython.org ). .

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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For example, marginalised populations are less likely to have access to nature but are more likely to be exposed to hazardous waste Fracking — a process to extract gas from subsurface rocks Geographic information system (GIS) — software that enables data to be displayed visually in map form. Never stop learning and exploring.