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Social science for social change: the story of marriage equality in the US

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Social science for social change: the story of marriage equality in the US Published: For centuries, gay people have suffered discrimination, prejudice and persecution. Not only has Michael investigated why it occurred, he also played an important role in achieving marriage equality in the US.

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. AGRONOMIST – an expert in the science of soil management and crop production. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan.

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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

So what about science? But that certainly doesn’t mean AI can’t importantly help the progress of science. But what I want to do here is to discuss what amount to deeper questions about AI in science. Three centuries ago science was transformed by the idea of representing the world using mathematics.

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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

ED Surge

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

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Harnessing the power of music to improve mental health

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The Human Rights Act emphasises the need to provide equal opportunities for engagement in the arts,” says Gilles. Exploring the science behind music for mental health It is important to provide evidence that musical intervention programmes, such as Dalcroze Eurythmics or percussion ensembles, are actively benefiting their participants.

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Cyber security for the AI age

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Burcu believes that it is vital for tomorrow’s cyber security professionals to understand not only the technical side of the challenge, but also human behaviour and social sciences. Pathway from school to cyber security • At school, Burcu recommends studying computer science, information technologies (IT), mathematics, and programming.

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

STEM Education Guide

Research has suggested that children lose interest in science by the time they are 12-13 years of age. A lot, actually, but science is not taught in that sense. The way that science should be taught to children needs to be changed so that more children get the opportunity to discover their love for science and problem-solving.

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