What is a scientific model and what is it good for? As a prelude to talking about dose-response models on Risk Bites, this week's video is a primer on models -- what they are, and why they are useful. This is part of a series of Risk Bites videos that tackle dose response and response models. Ch
How do you make sense of scientific models without falling into common traps? Here are three rules of thumb. This is part of a series of Risk Bites videos that tackle dose response and response models. This week's Risk Bites team: David Faulkner (post-production) Andrew Maynard (all the other stu
Are you wondering about how happiness could be achieved? Are you jealous of others who's constantly happy, but you yourself can't seem to find happiness? Why can't I be happy, you might ask. Sometimes, depression can be the reason of unhappiness or life stressors, but there are actually ways to make
Power laws simply explained - power, base, exponents - same base - analysis. A power consists of a base and an exponent, the exponent is often written as a superscript. The power laws help you calculate. You either keep the base or the exponent. There is also a case where a power is put in brackets.
Have you ever wondered how to tell if someone is smart? Sometimes we think they look smart, or how they act, or how they do their jobs. But we can't see intelligence, and we can't test it accurately either. You don't have to be good at school to be smart. Here are a few signs to know if you're intel
For the past 100 years, many brilliant men and women have been researching and thinking about how we learn number concepts and what are the best ways to teach math to children and adults. Combining their findings, we compiled a list containing 10 Rules of learning math. #learn #math #pedagogy Int
Capitalism and socialism both aim to improve living conditions and society as a whole, but they differ significantly in the way they try to achieve this. In this video, we will break down the theories behind both systems and examine real-world data to find out which approach produces the best result
Learn how gravity can be described as the curving of spacetime, according to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, in this video from NOVA: Black Hole Apocalypse. Computer animations illustrate the concept of warped spacetime and how objects “fall” along a curved path. Use this resource to visual
Derivative of sin(x), cos(x) product, product rule, chain rule, online math help Top calculator for school/university: http://amzn.to/2bkTSSC Top calculator online: http://www.wolframalpha.com/ Trigonometric functions (also called the circular functions) are functions of an angle. They relate the
Who uses Palantir software in Germany and who plans to do so in the near future? What are the legal requirements for the use of such analysis tools? And what is Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt planning for the federal police forces in the matter of Palantir? Palantir software analyzes the data
Are companies that provide direct-to-consumer information on their personal genome -- including genetic susceptibility to disease -- creating new health risks that need to be regulated? On November 22 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration requested that the personalized DNA analysis company 23a
