Ender Cetin and Igor Itkin only visit Berlin schools together. For 90 minutes, the imam and the rabbi take over the classroom. On one visit, the group of ninth grade teenagers at the Otto Hahn Secondary School in Berlin-Neukölln are already sitting in the circle of chairs when they get started. Around 20 pupils, including […]
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Multi-chamber networking event culminates in signing of Memorandum of Understanding
FREDERICK, Md. — A Multi-Chamber Mixer was held Wednesday, March 27, at Musket Ridge Golf Club. The event, co-hosted by The Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MDHCC) along with the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce and Frederick County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce drew in more […]
A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain
Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of human subjects. He is convinced the activity arises from within the brain and coins the term “electroencephalogram.” It is 10 years before the scientific community accepts Berger’s work, birthing the field of electroencephalography, […]
A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain
Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of human subjects. He is convinced the activity arises from within the brain and coins the term “electroencephalogram.” It is 10 years before the scientific community accepts Berger’s work, birthing the field of electroencephalography, […]
Are whales mammals? Understanding the marine animal’s taxonomy.
Ranging from 9 to 98 feet in length, whales are the largest creatures on Earth. Scientists believe the first whales evolved over 50 million years ago, according to the University of California, Berkeley’s Museum of Paleontology. Today, 92 whale species can be found swimming in the deep blue sea. Whales are a part of the […]
4 years later, experts are just beginning to ‘scratch the surface’ of understanding long COVID
Millions of Americans are still experiencing long COVID more than four years since the global COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic. According to the most recent federal Household Pulse Survey, between Jan. 9, and Feb. 5, 6.8% of U.S. adults currently have long COVID and 17.6% have had long COVID. Using 2020 U.S. Census Bureau […]
How understanding animal senses can broaden our perception of reality
Have you ever wondered why your dog will abruptly stop on your walk to smell a patch of grass, or why a snake flicks its tongue in and out of its head. Maybe while watching “Animal Planet” you wonder how a leopard seal could tolerate sitting on an iceberg without freezing. Ed Yong explained that […]
The 2024 ‘Sand in My Shoes Award’ winners helped foster religious understanding in Miami
One of South Florida’s most prominent philanthropic couples will receive a prestigious recognition for their service to the community. Philanthropists Trish and Dan Bell, whose gifts have spread millions among cultural arts and religious institutions, to Miami’s underserved and to educational and medical organizations, will be the 2024 Sand in My Shoes Award honorees, the […]
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Ukrainian government proposes “mutual understanding plan” to unblock border with Poland
In response to Polish farmers’ protests, the Ukrainian government has prepared and proposed a “plan of mutual understanding” to unblock the border. Source: Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a visit to the Ukrainian-Polish border on 23 February, as reported by European Pravda Details: Shmyhal describes the Ukrainian “plan of mutual understanding” as a five-step […]
A Concrete Understanding of Math Better for Young Learners
Emily Elliot Gaffney believes that many students enter kindergarten “without a lot of hands-on experience with numbers,” causing some to fall behind. Without a foundational understanding of the relationship between numbers and quantities, Gaffney says, some students begin school “believing that math is almost a foreign language where they need to memorize answers to equations […]
Our sense of taste helps pace our eating – understanding how may lead to new avenues for weight loss
As a scientist who investigates hunger and weight control, I’m interested in the way our brains let us know we’ve had enough. As we begin to feel full, we slow down how quickly we eat. For decades, scientists have thought that this change in pace was driven solely by signals from the stomach and intestines […]