Misbehaving Children in Ancient Times Dear Quote Investigator: There is a great quote by Plato or Socrates about the misbehavior of children in antiquity that I read in the New York Times. The quote shows that the problems between generations are not just a recent occurrence. Instead, the conflicts between parents and offspring are timeless [NY8]: The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
Most Dangerous Woman in America, The Objective To test the efficacy of different types of hand hygiene. 2 14.5 oz. cans of sliced beets (10-12 slices per can)can opener1 pair new plastic glovesplastic forceps or tongsisopropyl alcohol (for disinfecting) copy of the "Which Wash Wins?" student handout (PDF or HTML)copy of the "Hand-Washing Methods" student handout (PDF or HTML)3 100 mm x 15 mm sterile plastic Petri dishescotton swabstapepermanent markeraccess to sink with water (Teams 1, 2, and 3 only)regular soap (Team 2 only)antibacterial soap (with antiseptic like triclosan) (Team 3 only)hand sanitizer (with ethyl or isopropyl alcohol) (Team 4 only)paper towels (Teams 1, 2, and 3 only) Mary Mallon was a healthy carrier of the typhoid bacteria. Because she was a cook and handled food, she transmitted the disease to some of the people she worked for.
Publications - Yuval Noah Harari Books (UK editions) Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen, Daniel Casanave, Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 – The Birth of Humankind (Jonathan Cape, 2020)Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Jonathan Cape, 2018).Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Harvill Secker, 2016).Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Harvill Secker, 2014).Yuval Noah Harari, The Ultimate Experience: Battlefield Revelations and the Making of Modern War Culture, 1450-2000 (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2008).Yuval Noah Harari, Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550 (Boydell & Brewer, 2007).Yuval Noah Harari, Renaissance Military Memoirs: War, History and Identity, 1450-1600 (Boydell & Brewer, 2004). Academic Essays For media publications, please see the articles page
Chart of the day: The countries where teachers are respected (and paid) the most Posted about 5 hours agoFri 16 Nov 2018, 12:14am If you're a teacher in Australia and feel just a little underappreciated by your students (or their parents) then spare a thought for your hard-working peers in Brazil. A new report has ranked just how respected teachers are in 35 countries around the world — before you ask, unfortunately Australia wasn't included — and our friends in South America have come in last, with a rather measly salary to match. If it's status you're seeking then China is the place to be, but you might book a ticket for Switzerland if money is your motivation. The report was compiled by the UK's National Institute of Economic and Social Research for the Varkey Foundation — the UK not-for-profit that also does that Global Teacher Prize.
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months For centuries western culture has been permeated by the idea that humans are selfish creatures. That cynical image of humanity has been proclaimed in films and novels, history books and scientific research. But in the last 20 years, something extraordinary has happened. About Ecolinc Ecolinc, established in 2005, provides a wide range of exciting and engaging curriculum programs for P-12 students and teachers, addressing the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (AusVELS). The award winning Ecolinc facility incorporates innovative ecologically sustainable design (ESD) elements, providing the perfect venue and model for environmental teaching and learning. Ecolinc is set within a created indigenous grassy/woodland landscape featuring a model wetland, designed to intercept and filter stormwater, and to aid in cooling the facility in summer.
Under-Earth comic set in subterranean Melbourne imagines post-capitalist dystopian Australia - ABC News In July 2016, while waiting for a flight home at LAX airport, Chris Gooch started devising Delforge — part exile colony, part subterranean garbage dump, in near-future Melbourne. It's a place where shoplifters and murderers journey deep below the earth's surface to toil in caves oozing with toxic bin juice, scavenging waste for money; street merchants peddle barely-charged vintage iPods and Nintendo 64 gaming consoles. This fictional dystopia is at the centre of Gooch's second graphic novel, Under-Earth: a three-part prison heist thriller, which he describes as following "two stories of people struggling just to do the best they can and have the life and friendships that they can in a circumstance where every decision they make — good and bad — is morally compromised". There's deadly and skilled thieves Ele and Zoe, who execute dangerous jobs for criminal overlord The Map King — including infiltrating The Spire, a brutalist monolith, to extract the warden's prized Titan Arum plant.
Universities May Be Contributing to High Attrition Rates Among Graduate Students The culture of Ph.D. programs can make some students snap, according to Karen Kelsky, a former tenured professor and academic career coach. In fact, she said in an email, “it isn't usually a snap so much as a gradual disintegration.” Ph.D. programs are extremely lonely and based on a culture of critique rather than support in which professors and peers constantly look for weaknesses in the doctoral student’s arguments, she said.
Bibliomania: the strange history of compulsive book buying When I was a young woman, I drew a sort of perverse pride from my willingness to skip a meal or two in order to afford books. Soon enough, with the ubiquity of credit card touts on campus, I could buy both books and meals. I justified my increasing debt as necessary for my education, and joked with friends that while others spent their money on cars and expensive clothes, anything of value that I owned was on my bookcases. I realise now that my “jokes” were, in fact, humblebrags. I did love books, always had, but I also took a certain arrogant pleasure from owning so many. It was also when my first “To Be Read” (TBR) pile started – all those volumes I had bought with the intention of reading them.
Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations Citation: Bourne PE (2007) Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations. PLoS Comput Biol 3(4): e77. Published: April 27, 2007 Copyright: © 2007 Philip E. Bourne. Amanda Gorman Captures the Moment in “The Hill We Climb” Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Essay Writing: Writing: The conclusion of the essay The conclusion of the essay The function of the essay's Conclusion is to restate the main argument. It reminds the reader of the strengths of the argument: that is, it reiterates the most important evidence supporting the argument.
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary - Bill Bryson In case the title itself isn’t a giveaway, “A Short History of Nearly Everything” is a book about “how we went from there being nothing at all to there being something, and then how a little of that something turned into us, and also what happened in between and since.” That’s a lot of ground to cover, so get ready for the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime! Lost in the cosmos There are more protons in the dot of an “i” than there are seconds in half a million years. That’s how infinitesimal protons are.