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Could you use a mental escape? Maybe a trip to Mars will do the trick. Above, you can find high definition footage captured by NASA’s three Mars rovers–Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity. The footage (also contributed by JPL-Caltech, MSSS, Cornell University and ASU)…
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The word sophisticated may sound like praise today, but it originated as more of an accusation. Trace its etymology back far enough and you’ll encounter the sophists, itinerant lecturers in ancient Greece who taught subjects like philosophy, mathematics, music, and rhetoric — the last of which they mastered no matter their ostensible subject area.…
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A quick final heads up: Coursera’s deal, which offers $200 off of Coursera Plus, ends in two days–February 1. If you’re interested in the discount, you have a couple days to make a call…
Coursera has announced that it’s extending (until February 1) a special deal that will let you get
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One needn’t think too hard to come up with a list of celebrated children who seem somehow less exceptional when their baby fat comes off and their permanent teeth come in.
We’ll eat Werner Herzog’s shoe if Alma Deutscher’s name is on it.
When she was 11, conductor Johannes Wildner…
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There was a time in America, not so very long ago, when conventional wisdom discouraged immigrants from speaking the language of the old country at home. In fact, “it used to be thought that being bilingual was a bad thing, that it would confuse or hold people back, especially children. Turns out we couldn’t have…
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