Yes, there's a coronavirus vaccine, two, three? MORE! but I'll rather blog about problems...

Pulse oximeters are 3x more likely to over-estimate Black people's oxygen levels than white people's, an error that can impact life-saving treatments. It's the latest example of racially biased medical tools that end up harming Black patientshttps://t.co/mhjYyih0PU

— Dana Smith (@SmithDanaG) December 18, 2020

Tracking deaths, needless deaths, 

culture that endures, cultures that adapt, 

race and gender, 

joy and loneliness.  

Please comment.  

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Nought-y November

I forgot to post anything in November (I'm actually writing this on Dec 2, 2020.)  I'll be back with one or more posts for December.  

Question: What is the easy way to learn things?  

How do you learn new maths topics?  I miss books.  Do you try to learn new maths topics, or does your career consist of something else?  

Another question: Have you caught covid-19?  Will you like to say what that was like?  

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Magic happens, with Mathematics

Heartening story on how acing JEE is giving this whole community access to the "Indian dream".https://t.co/zy8H7jY27w

— rsivaram (@rsivaram) October 15, 2020

US game theory specialists win Nobel prize in economics https://t.co/2YOR1MBemZ

— Guardian Science (@guardianscience) October 12, 2020

Congratulations to ⁦@paystack⁩.
Hard work pays!
—————
Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200M+ to expand into the African continent – TechCrunch https://t.co/2tROcpnxVx

— Dr Aloy Chife (@ChifeDr) October 15, 2020

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Announcements #PrixNobel

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.” pic.twitter.com/MDHPmbiFmS

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 5, 2020

BREAKING NEWS:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2020 #NobelPrize in Physics with one half to Roger Penrose and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez. pic.twitter.com/MipWwFtMjz

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 6, 2020

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.” pic.twitter.com/CrsnEuSwGD

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2020

Congratulations!

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Little Drops of Water --> Mighty Ocean

Calling all teachers, educators, and edupreneurs:

// Do you have a small but excellent initiative for STEM Education?  //  

APPLY

The call is open... pic.twitter.com/TkZMfjPEn6

— LASRICLAGOS (@Lasriclagos) September 28, 2020

I'm actually sharing this on October 07, not on September 30, but you know the drill, I "need" a September post to maintain the technically unbroken streak of posting at least once monthly since the beginning of the blog so I'm wedging this post in September.  

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starting to write programs in 2020?

Engage Students.  Empower Teachers.  Inspire Creation.  

"CodeCombat is a program for students to learn computer science while playing a real game. It has been played in 200 countries around the world and has helped 12M people learn Python and JavaScript."  (video advert recorded before the pandemic)

Pleased to bring #python Coding with @codecombat @atlboyscouts 2020. Socially distant and positivity connected!
The Scouts earned their well deserved Programming and Digital Technology Merit Badge

#CodeNewbie#eSports #codecombat #hexagonstem #meritbadge pic.twitter.com/niLD1hq1o1

— HexagonSTEM (@HexagonStem) July 26, 2020

That is one way to do learn coding in a major programming language.  

There are many more ways...

Put your best suggestions in the comments.  

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Teachers of Africa --->>

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Schools really need to put a plan in place on how to tackle all of this, how to continue education, how to ease the return. It's not enough to spray disinfectant around the premises. We need to step up cleaning arrangements and put policies in place to protect both children and staff. Teachers have been playing a crucial role in ensuring that learning continues since the shutdown. They are once again being thrown on the frontline of a new challenge: making sure that the reopening of schools goes smoothly. What if some of them have preconditions that make them susceptible to becoming critically ill when exposed to the virus? And they most probably will be. For instance most can't afford the luxury of personal transportation and need to hop on a public bus to get to work and back. It has been a tough year for everyone: children, parents, school owners and teachers. To give our children that excellent education they deserve we all need to consider ourselves a team. We need each other to get this right because: Together Everyone Achieves More There appears to be more questions than answers with regards to the reopening of schools. What is your take on this? Please share. #primaryschoolsinnigeria #earlyyears #9teesrock #educatorsinnigeria #teachinginnigeria

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DISCUSS 

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#Swipe for all four temperament types. Which is yours and what are your traits?👇

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NETWORK 

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Children, are your parents good at teaching?

I like learning best:

At home.

At school.

Other

I just miss my friends.

 

pollcode.com free polls

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My kid’s teacher after months of homeschool. pic.twitter.com/rSJTXZdHe2

— Dude-Bro Dad (@thedadvocate01) April 29, 2020

😄

The whole Applied Math(s) party-palooza is online!

Register + Attend the Conference:  SIAM AN20, the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, "provides a broad view of the state of the art in applied mathematics, computational science, and their applications through invited presentations, prize lectures, minitutorials, minisymposia, contributed presentations and posters."   

This year (only) it's Virtual (Online), Free and Open to all.  

Find Conference Details here.       

Dates: July 6 - 17, 2020   

Note:  The Lecture on Origami and Virtual Career Fair are included.  

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Do You Love Biology? #Edutaining #Edutainment

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Here is what you should watch: 

1. OSMOSIS JONES, 2001 movie  

2. INSIDE OUT, 2015 movie  

3. LIFE-SCIENCE SEMINARS, 2020 

To all scholars and researchers: If you want to be world-class, be world-class

HERE are international conferences for all.  

Choose your field(s) of interest and attend the best one(s).

HERE are World Conference Alerts for June 2020.  

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How *SOME* Parents Help With Homework

Comedy by Maraji

Comments?

It's the twenty-first century, 

so everybody chill.  

Comedy by King Paul

More?

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Now is a good time to learn about viruses

Viruses explained in 9 images, by (Dominic Walliman, aka) Domain of Science

Bonus: #YouCanLearnAnything 

• This is Malaria

presented by Khan Academy Medicine

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Ahh 2020, aren't you just special?

I’ve always loved joining commencements––the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifice. Even if we can’t get together in person this year, Michelle and I are excited to celebrate the nationwide Class of 2020 and recognize this milestone with you and your loved ones. pic.twitter.com/ngR2ykx3A2

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 5, 2020

BTS will be commencement speakers & performers in YouTube’s video graduation ceremony “Dear Class of 2020.” The festival-style lineup will feature talks + music performances. BTS & others will perform at a virtual grad night after-party. Airing June 6. https://t.co/J7kAw93Ayb

— JP🌱😊 (@agirlinthepark) May 5, 2020

The Obamas will make virtual commencement speeches as education goes digital:

• The coronavirus pandemic has prevented more than 1 billion students around the world attending schools, colleges and universities. 
• Lockdown restrictions have given rise to a boom in online learning and home-schooling. 
• But a digital divide prevents many students from poorer backgrounds accessing online learning.

"Page views to the MedRxiv site are now averaging 15 million a month, up from 1 million before the pandemic. Something significant has changed in medical research."

MORE: It's "a completely new culture of doing research" as coronavirus outbreak changes how scientists communicate.  

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the cure

( The search continues )
( for a covid-19 drug )

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(of ancient pandemics)


(of home remedies)

more games

Tiny Bubbles

Aquavias

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99math

(or maths)

TRY IT

Isn't it great when kids are actually asking to practice math topics? #math #teacherlife #TEACHers https://t.co/DHp63wZ08v

— 99math (@99mathgame) March 12, 2020

#eEstonia digital learning solutions available globally to cope with #COVID2019 - for free! Kudos @99mathgame et al! #EducationNation https://t.co/j8L1NgcHAk

— Siim Sikkut (@sikkut) March 16, 2020

What do you think? Please comment.

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videos

The Breakthrough Prizes are a California phenomenon,
as the Nobel Prizes are Scandinavia-based.

Enjoy the catalogue, a video record of glitzy ceremonies and excellent talks that will inspire you. 



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day month year

A lot of tweets about #PalindromeDay miss that 02 February 2020 is a palindrome in USA, UK and ISO formats; it is a palindrome day of the year (33) and there are a palindrome of days left in the year (333).

This will never happen again. More details here: https://t.co/OUObHdBoz6 pic.twitter.com/GD7zh50DPH

— Matt Parker (@standupmaths) February 2, 2020

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Statue of "Mr. Algorithm"

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Where does algebra come from? http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150625-where-algebra-was-invented Uploaded via @officialdeskgram

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DETAIL: Statue of "Mr. Algorithm", father of Algebra, in Khiva, Uzbekistan. SOURCE: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150625-where-algebra-was-invented CAPTION: Mathematical Inspiration. Central Asia was a world centre of learning for centuries, and Khiva was no exception. Abū ‘Abdallāh Muḥammad ibn Mūsā Al-Khwārizm, a Persian scholar born around 780, is sometimes called the “grandfather of computer science” and is credited with popularising the use of the decimal point. In fact, the word “algebra” comes from his algebraic mathematical treatise, called Hisab al-Jabr w'al-muqabala (The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing). His legacy can be seen in the statue erected outside the West Gate. CREDIT: Phillippa Stewart for @bbc_travel

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