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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

Futurum

Pathway from school to cognitive neuropsychology • At school and post-16 years old, subjects such as biology, chemistry, psychology, mathematics and English or other languages can provide a good foundation for an appropriate undergraduate degree at university. It includes articles, videos and information about neuroscience careers and events.

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Numbers and networks: how can we use mathematics to assess the resilience of global supply chains?

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Numbers and networks: how can we use mathematics to assess the resilience of global supply chains? At Brigham Young University in the US, Dr Zach Boyd is using his mathematical skills to determine how best to protect our supply chains. BUILDING MATHEMATICAL MODELS. Governments and companies want to do something,” says Zach.

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How can we make STEM subjects more engaging for students?

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This usually means a university student who is in training to become a teacher Self-learning — an approach to learning where students teach themselves by following instructions and figuring out answers on their own STEM — subjects related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics When did you last make something in school?

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Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art?

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However, the skills learnt from subjects such as mathematics and physics are everlasting and applicable to many different fields. Dirk’s top tip Take all the mathematics classes you can! Our knowledge about the brain is evolving quickly. Most researchers love to talk about their work.

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How Inevitable Is the Concept of Numbers?

Stephen Wolfram

Fast numbers-based ways to do particular computations are often viewed as representing “ exact solutions ” to corresponding mathematical problems. Still, there is in a sense one other kind of computational reducibility that we do know about, and that’s been very widely used in mathematical science: the phenomenon of continuity.

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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I loved building things, such as with LEGO, and enjoyed mathematics – I was always quite good at it. “I I was sure I would do something related to science and technology, but wasn’t sure whether it would be in industry, government or academia. I started my career as an experimental scientist. “I

Biology 98
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The Concept of the Ruliad

Stephen Wolfram

And—it should be said at the outset—we’re still only at the very beginning of nailing down those technical details and setting up the difficult mathematics and formalism they involve.) Mathematically this can be thought of as being like decomposing the ruliad structure in terms of fibrations and foliations.). Experiencing the Ruliad.

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