You have most likely encountered one-sided objects hundreds of times in your daily life – like the universal symbol for recycling, found printed on the backs of aluminum cans and plastic bottles. This mathematical object is called a Mobius strip. It has fascinated environmentalists, artists, engineers, mathematicians and many others ever since its discovery in 1858 by August Möbius, […] … learn more→
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Get ideal and bright career moves with reliable career advice
No matter you are a student, just completed your graduation or a highly experienced professional, you need some central career planning that will become successful when you can get one professional to aid you in clarifying what is anticipated of you. You must always keep this in mind that at each stage of your career, […] … learn more→
Teaching English, the easy way
Have you been given the responsibility of teaching English to students from Thailand and you have no idea where to start? Come to think of it, every language will be difficult to learn, and English is no different. However, you can make the process easier for students. No one said that teaching English in Thailand […] … learn more→
Perfectionism, an epidemic hidden among young people
We are university teachers and every day many young people knock on our door. They tend to be ambitious, bright and hardworking. They have a wide network of friends and have the support of their families. But no matter how balanced they seem: we have observed that they are increasingly more likely to seek our support not only […] … learn more→
School Choices: Is “Happy Orientation” Possible?
Since there has been an institutionalized system of orientation, dividing young people into school subjects, and then into trades, we constantly denounce the difficulties and cruelty of this system. But can there be, in society as it is, a “happy orientation”? If the processes of orientation and the social inequalities that are linked to them are […] … learn more→
Girls creeped out by old scientists luring them to STEM (?)
Sometimes it’s really hard to believe the academic word works the way it does, and I’ve highlighted many of the surreal aspects of higher ed. A recent article highlights just how bizarre the endless emphasis on “must have more females in STEM” obsession in higher ed today is: Young Girls Creeped Out By Older Scientists […] … learn more→
Debate: Mobilizing collective intelligence in the service of ecological transition
Faced with the all-out degradation of our environment, society is struggling to mobilize. Paradoxically, education is rarely seen as a way to respond to the issues. However, many initiatives know how to make children and students actors of the ecological transition. The march for the climate will have gathered tens of thousands of people. It is both a lot and […] … learn more→
Open access will curtail profits but not quality or freedom
Subscription publishers’ responses to last week’s landmark announcement on open access by a dozen major European research funders was nothing if not predictable. Doom and gloom forecasts abounded about the end of quality science publishing, coupled with protestations that funders have no right to mandate author choices. All this is recycled nonsense. The funders – […] … learn more→
Let’s teach students why math matters in the real world
“When will I ever use this?” It’s a question math and science teachers hear all the time from their high school students. Teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills is more important than ever, but it’s often difficult for students to understand the practical applications of such fundamental learning and how it will help […] … learn more→
Teaching worldviews could enhance Religious Education in schools
What’s the purpose of Religious Education (RE) in a country where a majority of people have “no religion”? The new report of the independent Commission on Religious Education in England and Wales provides a clear answer: the rise of “no religion” doesn’t mean that religion isn’t important. Rather, the report makes a strong case that it is more important […] … learn more→
