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As a species, we tend to remember inventions as the things that changed history. Fire, agriculture, architecture, the printing press, electricity, all of these led to immense leaps forward for humanity. But what’s more difficult to get a grasp on is the impact that concepts and ideas had on our progress. For instance, a very

  (By Amanda Dai) “Scissors: One minute,” our coach orders succinctly. I inwardly groan, drained from doing all the conditioning sets before. After a month-long break in China, executing our new warm-up every morning is practically impossible. My legs force themselves off the ground and I drag my back off the carpet. I cross my

  (By Alice Martin) Gone are the days when academic institutes used to shy from integrating current technology into their education system. Now, almost every school, college and university in US, UK and other developed countries are using current techs to foster effective education round-the-clock. As internet plays a huge role in making education more

  For 17 years, dating was a big, scary unknown to me. I’d never had a boyfriend or a hook-up. As a Christian from a conservative Korean family, I made a promise to God to stay a virgin until marriage. So I was caught off guard when Cupid shot his arrow in my direction, late

(By Arian Jaska) In coming years, conflicts with serious real world consequences will be fought online. The risk of your private information falling into the wrong hands is also rapidly rising. We are growing up being told that these are serious concerns for our generation. But if you’re interested in actually learning about computer security,

Although the risk of dying in an air accident is very small (there is a much greater chance of being killed in a road accident), the public reaction to such events is intense. Loss of confidence in an airline, or in flying generally, is common, whether the accident was fatal or not. Crashes have other

Schools attacks in northern Nigeria have grown more frequent and deadly this year, forcing thousands to abandon their education, with most of the violence blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, Amnesty International said Friday. “This year alone, at least 70 teachers and scores of pupils have been slaughtered,” the London-based watchdog said in a new report.

It is maths as youʼve never seen in before – transformed into works of art. Created by designers Cristian Ilies Vasile and Martin Krzywinski, the stunning images show the number π, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, which is approximately equal to 3.14159. However, the pair decided to transform the number into

Hey folks! Today’s World Teachers’ Day, so take the opportunity to say thank you to the teachers making positive difference in your life. Take a moment to consider the skills you have now and the person that taught these skills to you. Remember your first English teacher, who taught you the ‘i before e’ rule,

There is ample research to show that a community based education model can greatly enhance the learning capabilities of its members.  Moreover, learning is inherently a communal activity, which is perfectly exemplified by the classroom setup, where a group of students interact amongst themselves and with the faculty. Transpose this behaviour to the world of