Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’ by reading book on how only the paranoid survive Dominic Cummings has ordered government advisers to read two books Superforecasting by Philip Tetlocks deals with predicting the future High Output Management by Andrew Grove claims ‘only the paranoid survive’ Cummings will … Read more
Schools could teach a slimmed-down curriculum focusing on English and maths to allow students time to catch up when classes restart in September. Secondary pupils taking their GCSEs may even need to drop subjects entirely so they can focus on the core classes, according to draft proposals seen by the Huffington Post. Some Year 7 … Read more
Scientists have taught mice to smell an odour that doesn’t exist in order in a study to show how the brain identifies different scents. In experiments on mice, US neuroscientists generated an electrical signature that was perceived as an odour in the brain’s smell-processing centre, the olfactory bulb. Because the odour-simulating signal was handmade, researchers … Read more
Dennis the Menace and other comic strip characters to help teach children about money in a schools programme By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 12 June 2020 Thumbs up: Dennis and his pet dog Gnasher Dennis the Menace and other comic strip characters will … Read more
Yale University in the U.S. is one of the most august educational institutions in the world, with 62 Nobel Prize winners to its name in fields as varied as literature, chemistry and economics. But its most popular online course as the planet comes to terms with the coronavirus pandemic is one called ‘The Science of … Read more
Army uses online computer game War Thunder to teach tank tactics to troops while they are under coronavirus lockdown in Texas Soldiers at Fort Hood are playing online games to keep their skills up They use the online war game War Thunder for daily tank maneuvers The game gives soldiers the chance to practice controlling … Read more
Parents up and down the country are now working from home while also trying to find the time to teach their children. But it’s not just algebra they should be swotting up on. To help, Money Mail has compiled ten practical and invaluable, lessons for your children on personal finance… Wealth of knowledge: Lockdown offers … Read more
Danny Dyer will teach history to nation’s children while Sergio Aguero tackles Spanish and Sir David Attenborough takes geography in new BBC homeschooling lessons for coronavirus lockdown BBC has launched virtual classes for schoolchildren during viral lockdown Sir David Attenborough is teaching geography topics like oceans and mapping Danny Dyer is covering history and footballer … Read more
A farming boss says his company had spent £40,000 to fly 150 experienced Romanian farm workers to the UK to teach unskilled British fruit and vegetable pickers how to harvest. Anthony Gardiner, boss at G’s Growers, says the situation was getting desperate because their regular land army of foreign workers are locked down in their … Read more
One interesting thing is that — in public at least — the Royal Family have kept quiet about the hasty departure to America of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The collective air emanating from the House of Windsor, like a smog of ever so jolly spring lilacs, seems to be one of understanding and … Read more