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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. AGRONOMIST – an expert in the science of soil management and crop production. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan. COLLABORATION.

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

ED Surge

Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. Thousands of students go through the university’s life sciences department, he adds, but a lot of them don’t graduate with degrees in those fields.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE? Collaboration is key to this.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes Published: Microbes are the world’s most brilliant chemists, able to turn simple sugars and other compounds into a vast array of complex chemicals. The general idea of synthetic biology is that we can engineer microbes to do things that naturally occurring microbes don’t do,” he says.

Biology 73
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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

So what about science? But that certainly doesn’t mean AI can’t importantly help the progress of science. But what I want to do here is to discuss what amount to deeper questions about AI in science. Three centuries ago science was transformed by the idea of representing the world using mathematics.

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Harnessing the power of music to improve mental health

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Exploring the science behind music for mental health It is important to provide evidence that musical intervention programmes, such as Dalcroze Eurythmics or percussion ensembles, are actively benefiting their participants. psychology, rehabilitation, biomedical engineering, etc.) psychology, rehabilitation, biomedical engineering, etc.)

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Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art?

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Published: While art and science are often separated in academia, there is a lot to be learnt by considering them together. The field combines biology and psychology to understand the roots of how people think and behave. Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art? Most researchers love to talk about their work.

Biology 89