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Education is often directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. Here are some articles that explore a wide range of topics related to education.

Competitiveness and Anxiety in Students

Hundreds of thousands high school pupils are tested every three years by the OECD in maths, science and reading comprehension. The leading benchmark for...

Ridiculous Food Myths Busted

Most of us have probably heard one or two 'facts' about food – especially when it relates to diet, forbidden foods for sickies, or...

Five Universal Laws of Human Stupidity

In 1976, the University of California, Berkeley, published an essay that Carlo M. Cipolla, a professor of economic history wrote, which outlines...

Is it ‘Math’ or ‘Maths’?

Is “math” or “maths” the correct word to use as the shortened or colloquial form of the word "mathematics"? The answer is that it...