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Making Maths look Cool

The reason I changed from ‘not liking maths’ to appreciating how useful it can be, was due to a more appropriate teaching method.
What I should first confess is that I don’t like the way maths is taught in France. I spent most of my later schooling years in France. I left England when I […]

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Our Evolution explained

There is a fascinating article about human evolution at the washingtonpost.com that explains how human genome research has helped understand specific changes in the human DNA around the world :
Europeans seem to be adapting to the increased availability of dairy products, with genetic changes that allow the enzyme lactase, which breaks down lactose in milk, […]

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Remember when your kids came to you for the answers rather than the Internet ?

I came across a very funny article at MediaPost today called “Google Is Now Smarter Than Daddy” by Gord Hotchkiss and I recommend you read it. I suppose it was also funny to me because it reminded me of one or two recent events.
My younger brother Adam, when I was at my dad’s recently was […]

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