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How can data management tools help us discover new treatments for a chronic disease?

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There is still much we do not know about the disease, and researchers are working hard to learn more about what causes it. At times like these, the thought of having to go to school or work can seem impossible. To do this, researchers need access to as much data about ME/ CFS as possible.

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What do Data Scientists do?

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What is Data Science? Let’s begin by explaining what data science is. Simply put, data science is the study of data. First, the data is chaotic and messy. Data science processes develop meaning from that data. Data science chooses and changes raw data into facts.

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Hard vs Soft Skills in STEM Education

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While hard skills provide the foundational knowledge and technical expertise necessary to solve complex problems and conduct research, soft skills enable effective communication, teamwork, and adaptability. Here are some primary hard skills: Data Analysis: The ability to collect, interpret, and draw meaningful conclusions from data.

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Helping social studies teachers to teach data literacy with Teaspoon languages

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Our primary goal is to meet learning objectives outside of CS using programming. The “Hour of Code” is a one hour programming activity that many schools use in every grade, typically once a year during CS Ed Week (in early December). If you are a social studies middle or high school teacher, we would love to hear your feedback.

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Modelling minds: can computers mimic human intelligence?

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One of the primary functions of cognitive control is to decide when each type of behaviour is best, and guide behaviour accordingly. PsyNeuLink is a platform developed by researchers in the Neuroscience of Cognitive Control Lab at Princeton University in the US. from a computer to a musical instrument). What is PsyNeuLink?

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The mathematics behind medicine

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Clinical trials are research studies performed on humans, to help understand and evaluate medical interventions,” says Sumithra. They are the primary way that researchers discover if a new treatment is safe and effective.” Clinical trials are all about the data. Did their condition get better or not? “As

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Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?

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This research has the potential to deepen our understanding of the human brain, paving the way for treatments of conditions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia. How does neuroscience research on mice benefit humans? Two areas of overlapping colours show the primary and secondary whisker areas. Field of research : Neuroscience.