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14 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I quite like Singapore’s primary school Science curriculum. I think it teaches young minds to be observant and empower them with the scientific terms to explain the everyday phenomena occurring around them. Several big themes are introduced to the ki...
10 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Okay, I realised that my educational system really focuses a lot on mosquitoes. Here’s another question from the 2020 Primary School Leaving Examination: a) Oil is sprayed on stagnant water as shown. Explain how this prevents mosquito from breedi...
7 Nov 2024 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Thought that I would post a Science question that appeared on the Primary Six Leaving Examination. Science isn’t as controversial as Maths in our country. Unlike unbearably difficult Maths questions that will hog the media spotlight for several days...
4 Nov 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
"Brothers and the whiteysBlacks and the crackersPolice and their backersThey're all political actors"Curtis Mayfield In the days of the laws of classical physical politics, Isaac Newton threw the apple that fell on his head at his scientific oppone...
16 Oct 2024 11 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard
Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Zw46hQXKdRj0fYbm Historically, Russia has a 90% chance of losing in military conflicts. This paper examines Russia’s historical experience in geopolitical conflicts and provides statistics and p...
3 Oct 2024 13 minute read 4 comments Cje95
Burnout and Home for the Holidays After the end of my last internship, I was beyond burned out. There are only so many times you can have people call and cuss you out and wish horrific deaths on you before it wears you down. Being on the receiving en...
2 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard
Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Zv0NRN-FCnG3Mnuz Oxford Natural History Museum. At the entrance to the museum, visitors are greeted by Aristotle. It seems that if you walk around the entire museum, you can get an education in...
29 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
My knowledge of Type 1 diabetes exploded overnight. I have a student with Type 1 diabetes. I naively thought that it is as simple as taking an insulin shot every day. It wasn’t until today when my student vomited and I sent out an alert to the Leve...
21 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments JaiChai
Comprehending complex and exotic "scientific stuff" begins with a deep understanding and appreciation of the simple things in life (e.g., these two perfectly shaped, mouthwatering mellons). Think of it. Newton got bored at churc...
20 Sep 2024 1 minute read 1 comment Ship Shard
Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Zu27eWUeDXs0Jm-Y It seems that Buddhism has a lot in common with different sciences, namely the Buddhist characteristics of being: cause and effect, the absence of a constant and unchanging pers...
