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Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Education & Development

Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works

...work and send feedback, and they used apps to teach and introduced students to programs that let them work together on projects. In the aftermath of school closures, the market for EdTech has kept on growing. The value of the sector is projected to rise to US$132.4 billion globally by 2032 (£106 billion). The problem is that we don’t know very much about how effective...
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Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?
History & The Arts

Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?

...work leave thanks to a larger subsidy being offered in Ontario and other jurisdictions. Direct subsidies also do not, on their own, either increase work or skills. The rise in work they bring in certainly do, but tax relief itself does not spur creativity or the desire to create new content. Why Indirect Government Subsidies Are Better Indirect subsidies are essentially...
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Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)
Education & Development

Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)

...work can feel risky but it doesn’t have to be. This article explores how to raise issues constructively, using a simple framework that focuses on clarity, solutions and professionalism...Nobody likes to be the one to point out problems at work, but sometimes it does fall to us. How can we do it in a constructive way that gets the core message across and doesn’t affect...
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What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?
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What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?

...social media after a terrorist attack or the death of a prominent figure a sincere expression of emotion, or more to do with self-promotion?...Social media has become an integral part of the way we process and respond to global tragedies. But the reaction to the ‘faked’ tube sign that circulated after last the terrorist attack in London in March shows that opinions...
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Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London
Society, Politics & Law

Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London

...working, NYC mayor Bill de Blasio is having to spend heavily to get more homes built, promising 200,000 more affordable units in the next ten years. This increase in supply is essential because, as economists have long pointed out, capping rents below the market level reduces the amount of property offered by private landlords, while boosting demand for it. The...
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Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
Science, Maths & Technology

Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...work...In celebrating the merits of free software and the excitement over this radical networked production method, an important truth is left unspoken. Networked collaboration shines in the low levels of network protocols, server software and memory allocation, but user interface has consistently been a point of failure. How come the networked collaboration that...
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Would Donald Trump's wall work to reduce migration from Mexico?
Society, Politics & Law

Would Donald Trump's wall work to reduce migration from Mexico?

...working in partnership with the U.S. Border Patrol as part of Operation Jump Start. The airmen are assigned to the 188th Fighter Wing Arkansas Air National Guard. ] In 2006, US Air Force crew build a fence on the US/Mexico border The data comes from a massive 30-year study led by sociologist Douglas Massey, published last month at the American Journal of Sociology and...
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Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing

...social prescribing. Music-based activities may be prescribed to help support patients’ mental health, combat isolation, encourage physical activity, and keep an active brain. While social prescribing is a relatively new practice, the use of music as a therapeutic tool is not. The first widespread use of music as a therapeutic tool can be traced back to the 19th century,...
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