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Successful Women Translates to Successful Everyone in Mathematics
A study from the University of Wisconsin made headlines recently all across the country when its authors used data from global surveys to show that women are not intrinsically inferior to men when it comes to math. I couldn’t understand … Continue reading
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Tagged education, gender equality, mathematics, STEM, University of Wisconsin
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Online Auctions: Smart Enough to Find Best Strategy; Dumb Enough to Play in the First Place
There are a whole lot of different ways for online merchants to make a profit these days. Overstock sites, wholesale sites, group discount sites and many others have been popping up for years. One of the most popular forms is … Continue reading
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Tagged auctions, business, internet, mathematics, northwestern university, statistics
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Number Troubles Greater Than or Equal To Literary Troubles
Chances are pretty good that you’ve heard of dyslexia before. If you’re like me, you associate the word with people mixing up letters, reading an a before an e when it’s really the other way around. But in fact, developmental … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, dyscalculia, learning, mathematics, University of Minnesota
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Light-Induced Magnetism Could Fuel New Class of Solar Cells
The physical world gets really weird when you get to really small scales. In previous posts, I’ve mentioned the push to create computers and the instantaneous transmission of information using quantum mechanics and effects Einstein described as, “spooky.” But the … Continue reading
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Tagged electronics, global warming, mathematics, nanotechnology, University of Michigan
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Existing Data Should Speed Genetic Studies
One of the ways that the new health care bill recently pushed through congress aims to lower costs in the long run is by practically forcing medical institutions to implement electronic medical records or EMRs. Why these places aren’t doing … Continue reading
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Tagged computational biology, genetics, health, mathematics, northwestern university, statistics
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The Best Combination for March Madness
Two #1s, a #2 and a #3. No I’m not ordering way too much food at McDonalds, I’m following the prescription for March Madness success outlined by Sheldon Jacobson, a professor computer science at the University of Illinois. In a … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, mathematics, statistics, University of Illinois
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DARE FAIL?
If you were a child growing up anywhere near my generation (I’m 27), then it is very likely that you were subjected to a bunch of high school students visiting to put you through the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. … Continue reading
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Tagged drugs, health, Institute for Social Research, mathematics, statistics, University of Michigan
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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s Armageddon!
Have you ever wondered what would happen to your city if an asteroid were to crash into the ground a few miles outside of the city limits? There’s an app for that. A new seriously cool website developed by Jay … Continue reading
Where’s George?
I’ve always found political boundaries to be rather curious. It seems historically, that most of the time they are drawn up for no reason other than it was convenient. Along the way, I’m sure some of them have been drawn … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, geography, mathematics, northwestern university
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Mathematicians Rejoice; Equation Makes Headlines
It’s not every day that an equation makes headlines, but maybe they should more often. After all, in order to plan, model or build just about anything in this world, you have to understand it first. Just throwing things together … Continue reading
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Tagged electronics, mathematics, northwestern university, University of Michigan
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