Incorporating the arts — rapping, dancing, drawing — into science lessons can help low-achieving students retain more knowledge and possibly help students of all ability levels be more creative in their learning, finds a new study by Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading “Singing for science: How the arts can help students who struggle most”
Three ways studying organic chemistry changes the brain
Academic learning is about gaining new knowledge and skill, but only recently has it been possible to see new knowledge appear in a human brain. Continue reading “Three ways studying organic chemistry changes the brain”
Europeans: there has been no long-term genome-wide removal of Neandertal DNA
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Martin Petr, Svante Pääbo, Janet Kelso, and Benjamin Vernot) has found evidence that suggests there has been no long-term removal of Neanderthal DNA from modern Europeans. Here we present a small part of their paper titled “Limits of long-term selection against Neandertal introgression“. Continue reading “Europeans: there has been no long-term genome-wide removal of Neandertal DNA”
Virtue above all and swift justice in Romulus’ State
Here we present selected excerpts from Dionysius of Halicarnassus’ book ‘The Roman Antiquities‘ (The Loeb Classical Library). Dionysius informs us here of the general character of Romulus’ government. Continue reading “Virtue above all and swift justice in Romulus’ State”
St. Hesychios the Priest – On Watchfulness and Holiness
Here we present selected excerpts from St. Hesychios the Priest, taken from the book ‘Philokalia’. Continue reading “St. Hesychios the Priest – On Watchfulness and Holiness”
Philosophical thinking as a prerequisite to study the Greek Mythology
Here we present an excerpt from Dionysius of Halicarnassus’ book ‘The Roman Antiquities‘ (The Loeb Classical Library). Dionysius provides us with valuable information on what Greek Mythology really is, and why only people like the Philosophers could make proper use of it. Continue reading “Philosophical thinking as a prerequisite to study the Greek Mythology”
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