Facebook’s hidden battle against ad-blockers
The methods Facebook uses to thwart ad-blocking technology have been criticised by web developers.
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Can COP24 write the golden rulebook?
It has been a big week of anticipation with the 24th annual Conference of the Parties (aka COP24) underway in Katowice, Poland.
College doles out $120k to ‘eradicate equity gaps’
Tacoma Community College's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion VP position will focus on “recruiting and retaining employees, and students, of color."
YouTube deletes cheating videos after BBC investigation
YouTube has deleted thousands of videos promoting academic cheating in the last week after a BBC Trending investigation.
A real bio virus is being used to speed up computers
The bio virus in question is a bacteriophage, the inspirationally named M13 bacteriophage. Bacteriophages eat bacteria, and this one uses a filament system of “tiny wires” which is adaptable to a range of uses as a template for computer memory.
Fewer students are majoring in history, but we’re asking the wrong questions about why
The number of history BAs awarded each year has dropped more steeply since 2011 than any other undergraduate degree measured.
UMich prof wages war on women-only scholarships, programs
Two women-only scholarships offered by the University of Minnesota were altered after a complaint filed by an alum, Mark Perry.
Students Taking More Credit Courses and Introductory Math Faring Well
Nevada educators are finding strong links to success for students who take college-level math and more than 15 credits per semester.
We need a federal climate policy, but please ditch the name ‘Green New Deal’
While the “Green New Deal” proposed by a number of policy makers is a great idea, it couldn’t be a more terrible name.
Facebook ‘struck secret deals over user data’
Emails written by Facebook's chief and his deputies show the firm struck secret deals to give some developers special access to user data while refusing others, according to MPs.
