Final-year high school students who sat a national history exam in New Zealand have launched a petition asking the exam be marked based on students’ own definition of an “unfamiliar” word. Source: NZ students start petition after exam word ‘trivial’ confused them I have no words… At least no words that these students would be able…
It began as a post-war dream for a more collaborative and egalitarian workplace. It has evolved into a nightmare of noise and discomfort. Can the open office be saved, or should we all just be working from home? Source: Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible — But It Doesn’t Have to Be (Ep. 358) – Freakonomics…
This feature is an interactive visualisation of the East India Company’s trade between 1760 and 1834. Use the map, line graph and sparklines to select markets, commodities and date ranges to explore. Source: East India Company A powerful visualization and animation of the dominance of the world’s most powerful company from 1760 to 1834.
Now that school is back in session, many high schoolers have new phones, new computers and new privileges for using their devices – and new responsibilities too. High schoolers today are more technology-savvy than average adults. While many people think that young people use their devices primarily for video games and social networking, the reality…
The Microsoft Bing Search app has a Math Mode which uses Bing’s Camera Intelligent search on iOS. It not only gives you the answer but also shows the method. This intelligent search meshes Microsoft’s AI with Visual Search technology to analyze the photo of the math problem and arrive at the answer. You can either…
Vivaldi – Keyboard shortcuts. One of the first things I do after installing a new app is to examine and learn the keyboard shortcuts. The more you can do from the keyboard the faster you’ll be able to use the computer. Vivaldi has a ton of keyboard shortcuts, allowing you to control almost everything from…
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Over 50,000 images from the Art Institute of Chicago are now available online. Source: Discover Art & Artists | The Art Institute of Chicago Via: The Art Institute of Chicago Has Put 50,000 High-Res Images from Their Collection Online These works of art are released in the public domain, which means you can do anything you want…