Engineers spend much of their time absorbed in the technical aspects of problems, whether they’re designing the next generation of smartphones or building a subway. As recent news stories attest, this technocentric approach has some critical limitations, and the result can end up harming rather than helping society. For example, artificial intelligence algorithms designed by software engineers […] … learn more→

Many of us could happily fold a paper crane, yet few feel confident solving an equation like x³ – 3 x² – x + 3 = 0, to find a value for x. Both activities, however, share similar skills: precision, the ability to follow an algorithm, an intuition for shape, and a search for pattern and symmetry. I’m a mathematician whose hobby is origami, and I love […] … learn more→

Did you have a break over Christmas / New Years? I hope so. It’s summer here in Australia, so we are rolling into the quiet month of January. For the second year in a row, we have a low fire danger summer, instead of a repeat of the horror of 2019. In fact, it pretty much […] … learn more→

As much as it is important to keep your body fit, mental fitness is equally important.  What if we told you that a 3 min practice, 5 times a day, could change your life. Would you do it?  Mental fitness is a concept that is gaining a lot of popularity. When you are mentally fit, […] … learn more→

“The last star will slowly cool and fade away. With its passing, the universe will become once more a void, without light or life or meaning.” So warned the physicist Brian Cox in the recent BBC series Universe. The fading of that last star will only be the beginning of an infinitely long, dark epoch. All […] … learn more→

Whether owning your own home or dealing with an investment property, these ideas will help you increase the value of your investment for as little initial capital spend as possible. There are ways to increase the value of your home or investment property without stretching your budget too much. Any wise investor would consider these […] … learn more→

Getting the art world on a digital platform the duo have teamed up to give a unique product to people via the NFT sphere. We have seen people from various industries step into unknown territories and make it big. We have one such fine example of present time by the name of Steve Aoki, who […] … learn more→

Confucius said that we have two lives and that the second begins when we understand that we have only one. What if this was true not only of each and every one of us but also of our institutions, of our democracy, of our very species? What if we weren’t invulnerable? This is one of the great […] … learn more→

While COVID-19 forced an emergency transformation to online learning at universities, learning how to teach efficiently and effectively online using different platforms and tools is a positive addition to education and is here to stay. To sustain this beneficial evolution and ensure quality education, universities should focus on supporting faculty to embrace and lead the change. The ethical and strategic use […] … learn more→

With the new year quickly approaching, there are several innovative of software solutions in primary, higher-level, or specialized education. According to recent studies, over ninety-person of teachers are using technology in the classroom nowadays. These innovative solutions help save valuable resources, promote strong communication, and manage student life-cycle data. Plus, revolutionary software tools enable educational […] … learn more→