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Study Offers Possible Explanation for the Huge Gender Gap in Science and Math
Slate: Schools have tried for years to encourage girls to explore careers in math and science, yet a stubborn gender gap in the STEM fields persists. But new research might have an explanation: The messages
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It’s respect of your peers – not wealth – that will bring you happiness, report claims
Daily Mail: The respect of your peers is the root of happiness in life and more important than how well-off you are, according to a report published yesterday. It suggests that overall happiness in life
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Math Creating a Division
Quick: What’s 136 divided by 17? Knowing the answer to division problems like this could help the whole country. Over the past 30 years, mathematics achievement of U.S. high school students has remained stagnant—and significantly
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Formula written for math success
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Mastery of fractions and early division is a predictor of students’ later success with algebra and other higher-level mathematics, based on a study done by a team of researchers led by a Carnegie
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iPhone-Addicted Lego Lover Seeks Same For Fun, Romance, Brand Worship
Fast Company: A few years back, the results of a study conducted to determine if brand exposure motivates behavior was published in the Journal of Consumer Research. The researchers determined that when primed with the
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Organic Eaters Might Be Meaner Than Their Counterparts, Study Finds
Huffington Post: Eating organic food may make people develop a holier-than-thou complex, according to a new study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. Researchers divided subjects into three different groups. One was shown
