Equality: a major factor in success and staying in school
A wealthy region with large income disparities systematically performs less well academically than a less wealthy region with smaller income disparities. Whether on an international scale or within a country or region, the greater the income gap, the lower the overall educational performance and the higher the dropout rate. Narrowing these gaps is the best indicator of progress... at school.
Model Experimental System of a Polar Active Fluid [Thesis]
A magnigfique physical science thesis that teaches us about the fluidity of human behavior. If you've made it past the somewhat technical effect of the title of this thesis, you are a true explorer and your time will not be wasted.
Textbooks: the end of ice deliverer
When refrigeration technology came along, many ice delivery people didn't understand that the essence of their job was not to deliver ice but to help people keep their food cool. In publishing, we are seeing much the same phenomenon...
Mental overload in groups
Groups increase each individual's power to act, provided that mental overload resulting from poorly coordinated collective workflows is avoided.
Resourcefulness is a quality to cultivate in order to learn, undertake and innovate
Resourcefulness, mètis, jugaad, and DIY speak to us of human aptitudes to bounce back in all circumstances, how to cultivate them? Resourcefulness encourages a pedagogy of action in which we commit ourselves.