Many people think about science as a collection of facts: A cheetah can achieve speeds of 75 mph; the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell; E=mc2. But all of these facts, as interesting as they are, are just the outcome of science. (more…)
Eine sorgfältige Erledigung der Hausaufgaben ist von einem Anstieg der Gewissenhaftigkeit begleitet, sagen Forscher der Universität Tübingen
Wer seine Hausaufgaben sorgfältig erledigt, profitiert möglicherweise nicht nur von besserer schulischer Leistung: Schülerinnen und Schüler, die ihre Hausaufgaben sorgfältig bearbeiten, weisen zudem eine günstigere Entwicklung der generellen Gewissenhaftigkeit auf als diejenigen, die sich bei ihren Hausaufgaben nur wenig anstrengen. (more…)
The video, titled “Leaders Made Here,” features students from the UCLA ROTC unit
The UCLA Army ROTC is working to inspire people to choose the U.S. military as a potential career path. Students from the current Bruin battalion appear in the Army’s first virtual reality recruitment video, which can be viewed through nearly any virtual reality viewer, including Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. (more…)
Crystal Jhoy Banzil lost any chance of having eyesight when her retinas did not develop properly in the weeks after her premature birth. Now 14 years-old, she is confident that technology will help her forge an independent and productive life and career in Manila, the bustling capital city of The Philippines. (more…)
Get the right answer:
(one * 1) + (1 + one) + (one – 2) – one
The right answer is ….. (more…)
Orysya Stus is used to traffic. She’d seen plenty of it growing up in the Bay Area in California. But when she got to Seattle and drove downtown for the first time, trying to find a parking space was an exercise in frustration, exacerbated by all the other drivers desperately circling to find an elusive spot for their vehicles. (more…)
Growing up in the slums of the Philippines, Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez did not have the luxury of eating regular breakfast as a child. She was one of seven kids and life was hard for her family. She had only one pair of socks, which she would wash once a week. When it rained, she plugged the holes in her shoes with lollipop wrappers. When she was five years old, the Catholic nuns in the city invited Tuminez and her sisters to attend their school. That’s when her life changed. (more…)
