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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 behind many other countries, including China, Japan, Finland, the Netherlands, and Canada. Robert Siegler and his research team at Carnegie Mellon University has identified that US students' inadequate knowledge of fractions and division is one of the major sources for this gap.
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Jonathan Haidt on the Colbert Report
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt presents his book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion" on The Colbert Report Watch here: Colbert Report
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Featured Interview – Dr. Raymond Green
Online Psychology Degrees: Interview with Dr. Raymond Green: The science behind psychology, and emerging trends in the field Watch the interview here
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Frans de Waal: Moral behavior in animals
TedTalk: Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity -- caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these moral traits all of us share. Frans de Waal studies primate social behavior -- how they fight and reconcile, share and cooperate. Watch here: TedTalk
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Michael Norton: How to buy happiness
TedTalk: At TEDxCambridge, Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness -- when you don't spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people. Through clever studies, Michael Norton studies how we feel about what we buy and spend. Watch here: TedTalk
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Laura Carstensen: Older people are happier
TedTalk: In the 20th century we added an unprecedented number of years to our lifespans, but is the quality of life as good? Surprisingly, yes! At TEDxWomen psychologist Laura Carstensen shows research that demonstrates that as people get older they become happier, more content, and have a more positive outlook on the world. Laura Carstensen is the director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, and has extensively studied the effects on wellbeing of extended lifetimes. Watch here: TedTalk
