Tag: mathematics
Computer scientist Avi Wigderson: The computation of the world – knowledge
The computer scientist Michal Feldman was visiting Harvard University when she received an invitation to give a lecture at the renowned Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton. The invitation…
Reading, writing, comprehension… One in ten adults encounter difficulties with writing
Send a text message, write an email, read an article… Daily activities, almost automatic for some, but which can prove extremely complicated for others. In 2022, in France, 10% of…
Reaction to the Pisa defeat – Bavaria
Again, German students did poorly in the PISA study, and Bavaria should now have more time for German and mathematics in primary schools. 400 girls and boys study at the…
Calculation weakness: "It is fatal, math is often equated with general intelligence"
Paul may have to leave secondary school because of dyscalculia. To prevent this, he goes to therapy – and his father goes to court. About a developmental disorder and measures…
The Mandela school near Nantes, “emblem” of the injustice of “orphan schools”
There was no point in packing your school bag this Tuesday morning, and it will be the same this Wednesday. Since this Tuesday, the Nelson-Mandela school in Saint-Herblain near Nantes…
New mobilization against “groups” in college and for public schools
The rumble continues. Several unions including the Snes-FSU, the majority organization in middle and high schools, are calling for a new day of strike and demonstrations this Tuesday to demand…
Munich Economic Debates: What you can learn from the past with AI – Economics
The reason people talk about “artificial intelligence” today is simple: marketing. Computer and cognitive scientist John McCarthy created the term “because we had to do something when we were trying…
Mathematics: How so-called citation cartels infiltrate science – knowledge
Cliques of mathematicians at institutions in China, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere are believed to have artificially inflated the citation numbers of colleagues. In addition, they published low-quality work that repeatedly…
Abitur exams: How students pass the maths Abitur in a relaxed manner
It’s probably the least popular subject – and the one that most people have the most respect for: mathematics. Two Munich students say: You don’t have to be super smart…
Religion in Bavaria’s primary schools is spared from cuts – Bavaria
According to Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), there will definitely be no cuts in religious education at Bavarian primary schools – but rather in English. There was a “very good…