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Research Shows A Strong Public Desire For Science

The Horizons Tracker

million downloads of reports from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which is widely regarded as the cream of the crop of science-based literature, and examined the reasons for downloading. million downloads since 2011, which is when the Academies first started to offer the reports for free.

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International Travel as Education, Adventure and Service

Chris Brady

There were the occasional family trips across the country, the most memorable being the one to California and back after my High School graduation, complete with a robbery, car accident, and engine flames in the cab of the motor home while driving down the highway (these and other episodes will perhaps be covered in future musings).

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Are We Really Prepared for a More Automated Future?

Lead Change Blog

There have been some really great reads on the topic ranging from the 2011 ebook, Race Against the Machine by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson out of MIT, to the recent LinkedIn post, What Happens When Millions of Jobs Are Lost Because of Automation? Why is the at-large education system failing our youth when it comes to automation?

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Bringing Science To Summer

The Horizons Tracker

Countries around the world have made a concerted effort to try and encourage more young people to take an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), with an understandable belief that these topics are vital for the competitive edge of a modern economy.

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Effective Communication Skills: How to Quickly Guess a Person's.

The Recovering Engineer

You can, however, make an educated guess about their primary style (or at least how they are interacting in the current situation) by observing their words and behaviors and answering two simple questions (phrased in the language of the DISC model): Are they more outgoing or more reserved? Reply What Do You Think? Tell me what youre thinking.

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Group Problem Solving - Give People a Chance to Talk | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

There where 18 powerful leaders from across the state of Indiana in this meeting – business leaders, educational leaders, and leaders of not-for-profit organizations. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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A Lesson from Nine-Year Olds | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • February 16, 2011 • Life • 1 Comment. Diversity is the world’s engine of enlightenment. February 18, 2011 at 6:01 pm. > [link]. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011.

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