College students slightly less narcissistic today
A new Univ. of IL study suggests college students of the 2010s are actually less, not more, narcissistic than those of the 1990s.
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A computer might help count human cell types
A computer program from Belgium may help scientists understand why the 30 trillion cells in a human body have so many different types.
Miami to Seattle in 50 minutes? Imagine that.
Boron nitride nanotubes could help planes withstand extended hypersonic travel and drastically reduce air travel times in the future.
Keep kids away from wildfire smoke in San Fran
A study from Barcelona suggests that exposure to air pollution on the way to school can damage children’s cognitive development.
PARCC Algebra 2: Modeling a delivery route
We sometimes need to develop mathematical models for costs we incur in our jobs or in daily life. Here's one way to do just that.
New game may help students plan college costs
Do you know how college loans work or, more importantly, how you'll pay them back after you graduate? It's basic financial literacy.
Beginning June 2018, Saudi women can drive
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decreed that women will be allowed to drive a motor vehicle, beginning next summer.
Sheriff ‘searched’ students, faces sex assault charge
A search that may have been unlawful or unconstitutional at a Ga. h.s. has resulted in the indictment of a sheriff on sexual battery charges.
Nonsense from both ends of the political spectrum
Should white supremacists be allowed to spew hate in the name of free speech? Should illegal aliens be allowed to vote?
Geometry builds a new house, even in a tree
Math and CTE students in IL and Texas are using geometry to build houses—some for living in, some for climbing in, as in tree houses.