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Quanta Magazine

Quanta Magazine | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
On nights and weekends, Justin Gilmer attacked an old question in pure math using the tools of information theory.
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may2024 Q4 The 'union-closed conjecture', Information Theory & uncertainty: overcoming the challenge of applying techniques from one math context to solve a problem in another, successfully.
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Oxford Dictionaries amends 'sexist' definitions of the word 'woman' | Reference and languages books | The Guardian

Oxford Dictionaries amends 'sexist' definitions of the word 'woman' | Reference and languages books | The Guardian | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
Publisher labels ‘bitch’ as offensive but some equality campaigners are not satisfied
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May2021 Q3: Dictionary definitions, gender neutral terminology & offence: TWE does updating the meaning of words open our minds to understanding our world and how we use language?
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Dolly Chugh: How to let go of being a "good" person -- and become a better person | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED

Dolly Chugh: How to let go of being a "good" person -- and become a better person | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it

What if your attachment to being a "good" person is holding you back from actually becoming a better person? 

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May2021 Title 6: Bounded rationality, mental shortcuts & challenging the idea of being 'good': when unconscious biases lead us into the mistake of ;red zone defensiveness'.
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Agenda 21, a wild conspiracy theory reignited by coronavirus

Agenda 21, a wild conspiracy theory reignited by coronavirus | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
Agenda 21, as it's currently presented in social media on accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers, also attacks Universal Basic Income and purports people will be segregated into human settlement zones (a favorite of dystopian teenage fiction).And there'd be no fossil fuels, a fact tha
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May2021 Title 6: All-encompassing conspiracy theories, paranoia & fear: TWE is avoiding the negative side of bias a basis for understanding its more positive role in the world of knowledge?
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Letter from Africa: Culture clash over Nigeria's rival alphabets

Letter from Africa: Culture clash over Nigeria's rival alphabets | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
A court case of the use of Arabic script on the local currency reveals deep cultural and religious divides.
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May2021 Title 3: Arabic, Ajami & the redesigning of currency notes: when labeling blurs understanding of the 'triple heritage of Africa'...
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Why we need a radical approach to the countryside | New Humanist

Why we need a radical approach to the countryside | New Humanist | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
Our assumptions about the countryside have held us back from paying attention to catastrophes unfolding there in plain sight.
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may2024 Q4 The Romantic countryside, global warming & rewilding: transferring knowledge from an artistic context to a politically scientific one can help us learn from the past...
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How to start having better arguments, according to the evidence

How to start having better arguments, according to the evidence | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
What does the evidence tell us about how to engage with people we disagree with? Mark Horne and artist Matt Kemp find out.
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May2021 Title 6: Self-affirmation, the backfire effect & the evidential approach to knowledge: how to personal biases can be transformed over time...quietly.
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Wall Talk: Do We Even Need Museum Wall Labels? –

Wall Talk: Do We Even Need Museum Wall Labels? – | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
There was a time when the labels and texts in museum shows were matter-of-fact explanations—the artist, title, date, medium, and then a few informative words from the curator. But as exhibitions ha…
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May2021 Title 3: Art 'wall text', controversy & perspectives: labels aren't always used for organisation of knowledge but can encapsulate misinformation, political correctness & withold truth...
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Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless

Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
It's no more scientifically valid than a BuzzFeed quiz.
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May2021 Title 3: Myers-Briggs, pseudoscience & prediction: TWE is this approach to labelling human personalities into types just another form of astrology...?