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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

ED Surge

As for primary sources, the professor suggests looking for a map, or a ship’s record, or a diary entry. Todd likes to think about cathedrals—Romanesque, Gothic—with their sculpture, stained glass and architectural finery. You don’t want to read 30 articles,” the professor says, “you want to read seven.” So it was just wonderful.”

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

Futurum

I was especially interested in meteorology and astronomy – I love everything to do with the sky and weather. I started studying architecture, but after two weeks, I realised I didn’t want to study buildings. The application has since been taken up by lots of agencies, including the Council for Environmental Equality at the White House.

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Unexpected ways that paint prevents corrosion

Futurum

While the primary roles of the individual ingredients in paints are well-understood, the behaviour of the ingredients when combined is what these models aim to test. DR ANDREW PARNELL RESEARCH FELLOW, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UK. This data is very precious for scientific communities.