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Journal Accepts Paper Reading “Get Me Off Your F******g Mailing List”
On March 3rd, 2015 with 23 comments
tt3514324 writes:A paper that largely consists of the words “Get me off your...
Abstract Thinking and Rising IQ Scores
On March 5th, 2015 with 48 comments
AnonTechie writes:IQ is rising in many parts of the world. What's behind the...
Judge OKs $415 Million No-Poaching Payout to Apple, Google, Adobe, and Intel Employees
On March 5th, 2015 with 28 comments
n1 writes: Ars Technica reports:On Wednesday, US District Judge Lucy Koh...
Study Asserts Young Americans Lack Real Skills
On March 13th, 2015 with 161 comments
Geezer writes:Fortune Magazine is running an article that references a study...
MIT Eases Workload after Recent Suicides
On March 19th, 2015 with 39 comments
MIT HITTER writes:Stress is a natural part of college life, but some students...
Schools in Finland Drop Teaching by Subject
On March 24th, 2015 with 52 comments
c0lo writes:The Independent reports:For years, Finland has been the by-word...
E-Verify’s Slippery Slope
On March 29th, 2015 with 23 comments
tt2884206 writes:The Legal Workforce Act (LWA), introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith...
Why America's Obsession with STEM Education is Dangerous
On March 31st, 2015 with 74 comments
Phoenix666 writes:Washington Post's Fareed Zakaria writes:If Americans are...
Update: Corinthian Colleges Fined $30M for Fraud
On April 18th, 2015 with 64 comments
"gewg_" writes:The US Department of Education reports The U.S. Department of...
This Professor Really, Really Cares that You Understand Neuroanatomy
On April 20th, 2015 with 13 comments
Phoenix666 writes:Prof. Nancy Kanwisher at MIT shaved her head to give her...
Women Twice as Likely to be Hired for Academic STEM Posts as Men
On April 20th, 2015 with 60 comments
Bill Dimm writes:A Chemistry World article summarizes a study by Cornell...
The Crawford-Johnson Solution to Procrastination
On April 21st, 2015 with 35 comments
MichaelDavidCrawford writes:My father, a Naval officer, was quite fond of...
Coding the Equivalent of NSA's QUANTUM as a Homework Assignment
On April 25th, 2015 with 11 comments
fliptop writes:Bruce Schneier has written about The Further Democratization of...
The End: Corinthian Colleges Shutters Remaining 28 Campuses
On April 29th, 2015 with 29 comments
"gewg_" writes:Common Dreams reports Corinthian Colleges, the for-profit...
Online Courses Not Working Well at Community Colleges
On May 6th, 2015 with 31 comments
"gewg_" writes:AlterNet reports Online instruction at community colleges isn't...
The FSF is hiring: Seeking a Boston-area full-time Web Developer
On May 12th, 2015 with 10 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes:How would you like to work for the Free Software...
SEC Files Suit Against ITT Educational Services for Fraud
On May 19th, 2015 with 16 comments
"gewg_" writes:The Center for American Progress reports: One of the most...
A Perfect ACT Score Couldn't Get this Student into Yale, Princeton, or Stanford
On June 3rd, 2015 with 123 comments
n1 writes:Business Insider reports:With a perfect ACT score and 13 Advanced...
Company Demands DNA Swabs From Employees During Hunt for Rogue Pooper
On June 6th, 2015 with 30 comments
The Devious Defecator writes in with an Ars Technica report:Who was the...
How American Students Get A University Degree For Free In Germany
On June 10th, 2015 with 34 comments
Hugh Pickens writes:
BBC reports that Germany has abandoned tuition fees...
San Francisco Votes to Expand Computer Science Education Across all Grades
On June 14th, 2015 with 49 comments
Phoenix666 writes:Within a few years, every single student in the San...
[Expires 2015/06/17] Linux Foundation & edX Offer Second SysAdmin Course
On June 14th, 2015 with 19 comments
"gewg_" wrote in with the news that Softpedia reports: The Linux Foundation...
Virginia Adopting Fulltime Online Option For Public Schools
On June 17th, 2015 with 27 comments
"gewg_" writes:For several years, public school students in Virginia who do not...
Linux Foundation Scholarships: No Excuse Now
On June 21st, 2015 with 28 comments
"gewg_" writes:Larry Cafiero aka Larry the Free Software Guy reports via FOSS...
Microsoft Funds First US-based Chinese Research University Degree Program
On June 21st, 2015 with 5 comments
kaszz writes:Microsoft will give 40 million US$ to help fund a graduate-school...
"I've even cried a few times just at the sight of my text editor."
On July 3rd, 2015 with 68 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes: Occupational burnout is a well-known problem within...
BBC Micro:bit Design Finalized
On July 8th, 2015 with 33 comments
BBC creates micro:bit pocket computer for British schoolchildren AndyTheAbsurd...
Tinkering School is Where Kids Go to Build Marvelous Things
On July 9th, 2015 with 16 comments
Phoenix666 writes:In 2005 Tulley founded the Tinkering School, which operates...
Government IT Official Ran Law Enforcement Data Systems for Years With Faked Degrees
On July 17th, 2015 with 49 comments
Phoenix666 writes:We often discuss the merit (or necessity) of having a formal...
US Wins Its First International Mathematical Olympiad in 21 Years
On July 21st, 2015 with 23 comments
Phoenix666 writes:According to the Mathematical Association of America (MAA),...
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