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If you’re like us, you’ve studied the mathematician [Euler], but all you really remember is that you pronounce his name like “oiler” and not much else. [Welch Labs], on the …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: How Can We Leverage Tech for Education?
Discover key differences between webinars and webcasts to become a stronger presenter. Find tips for ideal use cases and boost audience engagement. Continue reading Webinar vs Webcast: 5 Differences Strong Presenters Know
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Interesting Engineering: A student has successfully developed a small nuclear fusion reactor as part of his A-Levels. The 17-year-old built the reactor to generate neutrons as part of his Extended Project Qualif… Continue reading Teen Builds His Own Nuclear Fusion Reactor At College
Cyber attacks against higher education institutions increased by 70% in 2023. This is largely due to legacy endpoint security management and practices, limited IT support staff, and overwhelming amounts of data, much of which is PII (personally identif… Continue reading Protecting academic assets: How higher education can enhance cybersecurity
America’s top colleges and finance-industry recruiters have long had their eye on teenage whiz-kids who compete in a prestigious high-school math contest. Now, allegations of cheating are threatening to disrupt it. WSJ: Online leaks of tests for the co… Continue reading The Cheating Scandal Rocking the World of Elite High-School Math
Major U.S. companies are tightening eligibility requirements for student discounts, cracking down on graduates who continue to claim benefits years after leaving school. Amazon, Spotify, and other firms are partnering with verification services like Sh… Continue reading A Crackdown Is Coming for People Hanging On To Student Discounts
Silicon Valley’s fascination with AI has led to parents enrolling children as young as five in AI-focused summer camps. “It’s common for kids on summer break to attend space, science or soccer camp, or even go to coding school,” writes Priya Anand via … Continue reading Silicon Valley Parents Are Sending Kindergarten Kids To AI-Focused Summer Camps
More students are getting high scores on Advanced Placement tests, long seen as a gateway to elite college admissions as well as a way to earn college credit during high school. From a report: Changes by the tests’ maker in recent years have shifted sc… Continue reading It Is Now Easier To Pass AP Tests
Rosemary Fowler, a pioneering physicist who discovered the kaon particle during her doctoral research in 1948, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol — 75 years after she left her PhD to raise a family. The Guardian repo… Continue reading Physics Pioneer Receives PhD After 75 Years For Discovering Kaon Particle
This week the Computer Science Teachers Association conference kicked off Tuesday in Las Vegas, writes long-time Slashdot reader theodp.
And the “TeachAI” education initiative teamed with the Computer Science Teachers Association to release three brie… Continue reading Should Kids Still Learn to Code in the Age of AI?