Ceramic pots for filtering water, techniques for solar cooking, wind turbines, breeding edible crickets: these are some of the low tech (or “low” technologies) documented by the Nomad of the Seas . A veritable “laboratory boat”, the Nomade des Mers has experimented and documented around fifty low tech boats around the world. After six years of travel and 25 […] … learn more→

Worried your kids will forget what they learned in school over the summer? Scholars have been studying the problem for over a century. When William White, a New York state mathematics professor, set out in the early 1900s to study how much math students remembered over summer vacation, he checked to see how well they […] … learn more→

While mask-wearing is no longer required in many locations, it remains in use as a way to limit the spread of COVID-19. One of the criticisms of masks has been that they make communication more difficult. A recent report by the UK Department for Education, for example, suggests that mask wearing during the pandemic caused communication […] … learn more→

We hear the phrase “digital transformation” a lot these days. It’s often used to describe the process of replacing functions and services that were once done face-to-face by human beings with online interactions that are faster, more convenient and “empower” the user. But does digital transformation really deliver on those promises? Or does the seemingly relentless […] … learn more→

Many different types of financial aid are available to students, and it can be challenging to understand the difference between scholarships and foundations. In this article, Foundation Expert Dennis Bonnen will discuss the four main differences and similarities between these two forms of financial assistance. We will also provide advice on choosing the right type […] … learn more→

Advertising has always collaborated with popular characters to publicize brands and products. Today, some of the popular characters are the influencers , who spread their content on social networks, an interactive and close stage with diverse audiences eager to know their opinions or lifestyles. Nothing escapes his interest: fashion, technology, cryptocurrencies, travel… In the digital world, minors have a […] … learn more→

This week, many Australian universities will be sending academics the results of the first semester student evaluation surveys. For some this will be a worrying and unpleasant time. The comments university students make anonymously in their teaching evaluations can leave academics feeling fearful, distressed and demoralised. And with good reason. As a 2021 survey of Australian academics and their experiences of […] … learn more→

The ABC recently apologised to staff for racism and cultural insensitivity in its newsrooms. This came after Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse ABC staff told an internal group they felt unwelcome in their workplace, their ideas were not being listened to and they received online abuse from the public. Unfortunately these issues are not unique to […] … learn more→

There is a growing interest across Canada in outdoor education that is formally integrated into school. This trend has increased since COVID-19, particularly because open-air environments significantly reduced the risks of disease transmission. Outdoor education is an umbrella term that includes many approaches and settings. Practitioners of outdoor education may be involved in what they see […] … learn more→

Climate change is exacerbating pressures on every Australian ecosystem and Australia now has more foreign plant species than native, according to the highly anticipated State of the Environment Report released today. The report also found the number of listed threatened species rose 8% since 2016 and more extinctions are expected in the next decades. The […] … learn more→