The power afforded to students by computers should take education to a higher level. Instead of rote memorization of facts and abstract rules, teachers can now give students increasingly hard real-world problems to solve.
Ion Proton sequencer decodes DNA fast and on the cheap
“Until recently, DNA decoding machines - fitting in the US$500,000 to $750,000 price range - would take weeks or even months to sequence a human genome, and the whole procedure would cost $5,000 to $10,000. The Ion Proton is priced at $149,000 and is capable of decoding a human genome in one day at a cost of $1,000. These enormous improvements could have a game-changing significance.”
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
Vittra, which operates 30 schools in Sweden, is seeking to ensure learning takes place everywhere on campus by eliminating classrooms altogether.
Could apprenticeships replace college degrees?
..the really important headline issue is re-gearing our education system for tomorrow’s skills. We need to “skate to where the puck will be”! The apprenticeship model can help get us there faster, more efficiently!!
Why mind-controlled telephone calls could be in our future
Incredible hack involving Siri and Arduino…A glimpse of the future!
You don’t have to take on mountains of debt to snag a piece of the elite educational pie.
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Japanese biped robot rides a bicycle, a much more complex task than initial instinct might suggest
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Unlimited supply of blood made from stem cells could be reality in a few years
Synthetic blood created by British scientists could be used in transfusions in just two years
