The following 10 rules are based on decades of research. They are intended to show that the conventional way of teaching children mathematics is counterproductive. Because it concentrates on symbols. However, thinking mathematically means not thinking in symbols. Instead, you have to learn to thin
Today more and more animals are ending up on our streets, where they reproduce and create even more homeless animals. Pets depend on humans for love, food, water, veterinary care, shelter, and safety. International Homeless Animals Day falls every third Saturday in August. The aim is to spread aware
All it takes is one storm with heavy rain and streets become waterways. Basements become pools of water. The water enters the house from seemingly everywhere, even on slopes. Furthermore, this type of weather event will increase in the future and may increase everywhere. That's why it's important to
How a father treats and relates to his daughter greatly affects how she will grow up to view men in general, how she will expect them to treat her, and what she looks for in a romantic partner. If you feel that your father-daughter relationship leaves a lot to be desired, here are a few tell-tale si
Do you value honesty? You might think that honest people can be found at every turn on the street, but studies have shown that 40% of adults lie at least once a day. And although most of these account for small, white lies, it still counts as dishonest behavior. This makes honest people that much ra
When it comes to intelligence, we refer to someone who pushes themselves to learn more. Intelligent people unlike smart people have an innate desire for learning, whereas smart individuals are more so like street smart. Intelligent people know how to ask questions whereas smart people just tell you
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
Everyone knows there's a strong link between sci-fi and technology. But science fiction movies can also provide powerful insights into how to innovation ethically and responsibly. This week's video draws on author, scientist and Risk Bites producer Andrew Maynard's book "Films from the Future: The
A California judge is requiring cancer warning labels on coffee. So we thought we’d take look at some of the other highly improbable risks associated with your cup of joe. We love a good cup of coffee at Risk Bites. So we were rather dismayed to discover that California judge William le Jeunesse ha
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
The principles of persuasion are a set of psychological rules to influence others. In his book "Influence", Robert Cialdini presents 6 main principles: reciprocity, scarcity, authority, consistency, sympathy and consensus. Later, he added a 7th principle: uniformity. Knowing these rules can be helpf
CREDITS Animation & Design: Joshua Thomas jtmotion101@gmail.com Narration: Freddy Script: William Haines Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool Oh sleep. As toddlers we fight going to bed and as adults we’d do anything to squeeze an extra hour in. But did you know that sl
