Elizabeth Heubeck

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Heubeck

4 hours ago Mathematicians just solved a 125-year-old problem, uniting 3 theories in physics A breakthrough in Hilbert's sixth problem is a major step in grounding physics in math When the greatest mathematician alive unveils a vision for the … 3 hours ago Group Issues Dire Warning To Student Loan Borrowers — Save These Records Now A consumer rights advocacy organization issued a dire warning on Friday, urging student loan borrowers to immediately save or screenshot critical records that...

3 weeks ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

Right about now, teachers may find themselves rushing to finish teaching whatever requisite content remains before the end of the school year. It’s a race many teachers endure alone, their students sapped of motivation. Could inserting competition into the classroom keep otherwise checked-out students engaged? As long as students have been receiving grades, competition has been an inherent part of school.

4 weeks ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

Seeing a dolphin splash off the Gulf Coast for the first time. Standing on the site where, at dawn one morning in 1864, the U.S. Army brutally attacked a camp of Native American civilians in southeastern Colorado. Facing the bank of a river that’s being washed away due to erosion.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Heubeck

1 day agoCrows are able to look at a handful of four-sided shapes and correctly distinguish those that exhibit geometric regularity from those that don't, according to a provocative new study. It's the first time a species other than humans has been shown to have this kind of geometric intuition, says …

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Heubeck

The world's greatest mentalist reveals 5-second trick to never forget someone's nameIt's fun, weird, and will make people like you way more. The longer I'm alive, it seems the more people's names that I have to remember. With two kids …