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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

Futurum

Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. FUNDERS : Wellcome Trust, Cabot Innovation Fund.

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Harnessing the power of music to improve mental health

Futurum

The Human Rights Act emphasises the need to provide equal opportunities for engagement in the arts,” says Gilles. Those interested in music and education can develop innovative teaching and learning practices, while those interested in healthcare and rehabilitation can study how music improves health outcomes.”

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What’s Wrong With STEM Education: How to Address the Problems

STEM Education Guide

It is commonly thought of as being at the helm of innovation and deciding whether a country will succeed in the future. Pace of Innovation in STEM Education. Although STEM subjects get a lot of attention when it comes to world-changing innovation, they are just responsible for the physical manifestation of innovation.

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Cyber security for the AI age

Futurum

Digitalisation is helping organisations to enhance communication and collaboration efforts, to innovate, and to stay competitive,” says Dr Burcu Bulgurcu, a cyber security researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University. Today’s sophisticated attacks cannot be addressed with a one-dimensional approach.”

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STEM Statistics For 2023 (Education, Diversity, Careers)

The Maker Mom

For instance, in the social sciences, women hold an impressive 64% share of the workforce. There is still room for improvement in computer and engineering occupations, but the overall trend is upward toward equality. The future innovations of the world will rely on the skilled hands and minds of these -educated professionals.

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Our school approach in teaching sustainability

Scientix

Activities will be carried out to improve students’ social, emotional, analytical thinking, and creativity skills. Another project is in process: Gender Equality, Roma girls in education. We aimed to contribute and prohibit discrimination by promoting social life in an egalitarian form and contributing to social peace.

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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

Over the years that followed there were all sorts of engineering innovations that increased the efficiency of steam engines. He immediately notes that “the total permutability measure of two bodies is equal to the sum of the permutability measures of each body”. But why should this be true?

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