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Where did we come from?
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If you ask a room full of biologists how life arose on our planet, you could start a fistfight. Current theories clash on details such as which came first: genes or protein, where life...
Practice makes perfect
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In the 1960s, research by Endel Tulving demonstrated that, as with studying, being tested on material is not a neutral process but rather a beneficial process that helps individuals retain the information. Known as...
Multiple choice exams:
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The majority of teachers and students — myself included before researching this article — are under the impression that they should stick with their first instincts during a multiple choice test and not change...
Growing pains
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To say that the Internet can be controversial is a supreme understatement. With but a few keystrokes, sites containing literally anything can be happened upon by almost anyone; and therein lies the problem. This...
Science Briefs
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LHC collides hadrons at 7 TeV
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced on March 30, 2010 that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) had collided particles at seven teraelcetron volts (TeV) for the first...
Canada: a haven for pirates
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Earlier this month, a Montreal man was convicted of illegally recording a movie in the theatre, and sentenced to 2 ½ months in jail. This case is significant, not only because it represents the...
