30 Sep, 2023

Kids Math Ability Has Gone Backward by Decades in The US, New study

American 13-year-olds continue to struggle academically in the wake of the pandemic, especially in mathematics, according to official data out Wednesday. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a project that has been monitoring test scores since 1969, tested students in late 2022, finding reading and math scores significantly dropped compared to late 2019. Average […]

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Surprising Links Between Cognition and Personality Traits, New study

In a groundbreaking study by the University of Minnesota, research has uncovered unexpected correlations between human cognition and personality traits — the cornerstones of individual identity that mold our persona and influence our engagement with the world. Our personalities dictate our behaviors, feelings, and thinking processes, establishing whether we are outgoing, courteous, tenacious, inquisitive, or […]

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BlackRock recruiter: Ukraine conflict is ‘f***ing good for business’

BlackRock wants the conflict in Ukraine to continue as long as possible because it is “good for business,” a recruiter for the asset management giant told an undercover reporter with Project Veritas successor, O’Keefe Media Group, in a video published on Monday. “War is really f***ing good for business,” Serge Varlay, whose since-deleted LinkedIn profile […]

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