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Unified theory of ‘learning’ emerges – and it’s mind blowing. "You’ve probably never heard of James Mark Baldwin,

Unified theory of ‘learning’ emerges – and it’s mind blowing. "You’ve probably never heard of James Mark Baldwin, yet he turned out be one of the greats in learning theory. A 19th century psychologist, he introduced what is called the ‘Baldwin Effect’ into evolutionary theory."
Source: blogspot.co.uk

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on sugar? Does he think it’s our “human right” to consume whatever we choose, and sod the consequences?  Public Health England, which is funded by the Government, produced a report...
Source: independent.co.uk

The Most Important Thing, and It’s Almost a Secret. “We live at a time of the greatest development progress among the

The Most Important Thing, and It’s Almost a Secret. “We live at a time of the greatest development progress among the global poor in the history of the world,” notes Steven Radelet, a development economist and Georgetown University professor
Source: nytimes.com

Big Data has a degree problem by Meris Stansbury - e-Learning Feeds: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Big Data has a degree problem by Meris Stansbury - e-Learning Feeds: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reveals that the growing data science field can pull from an incredible number of statistics majors, but it’s still not enough.
Source: elearningfeeds.com

Google Street View arrives in Kenya's Samburu National Park: It’s in the arctic, it's in the desert, and now, eight years

Google Street View arrives in Kenya's Samburu National Park: It’s in the arctic, it's in the desert, and now, eight years after Google commenced its quest to photograph every location in the world, it’s in the African bush. Yesterday the internet giant launched Street View in Kenya’s Samburu National...
Source: independent.co.uk

Introducing Facebook and Summit’s K-12 Education Project | Facebook Newsroom: A group of Facebook engineers has partnered

Introducing Facebook and Summit’s K-12 Education Project | Facebook Newsroom: A group of Facebook engineers has partnered with local educators to create a classroom experience that takes advantage of all the technology and information accessible to a kid growing up today.
Source: newsroom.fb.com