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Mind Blowing Flight Through The Universe

Take a flight through a sliver of the known Universe in the most intricate 3D animation of space and time mankind has ever seen. Video credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory www.youtube.com Music by Kevin MacLeod, “Comfortable Mystery” incompetech.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Follow The Daily [...]

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Could Immigration Policy Deport the Next Albert Einstein?

Dulce Matuz, president of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, questions how America will remain competitive in STEM fields if undocumented students with an education in science are not allowed to work in the United States. Complete video available for purchase at fora.tv

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Thai school kids get a taste of modern education

It is only a matter of time before tablet computers replace text books in school classrooms. That change is already happening in Thailand where tablet computers are being rolled out to fourth-graders as part of a government-led pilot programme. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Bangkok.

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The End of WASP Rule: The GOP Convention Platform

The republican party’s platform – its opinion on key policy and social issues – is intolerant, it embraces the extreme as the mainstream. Of course, given the tone of the party’s nominating contest, it should come as no surprise. It is aggressively anti-gay and anti-women, calling for a constitutional amendment banning both same-sex marriage and [...]

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Colorado’s controversial education policy

A controversial new policy governing who pays what to get into university has come into force at a university in the US state of Colorado. For the first time, among the thousands of students who’ll show up for class will be dozens of undocumented students who are being offered a special in-state tuition rate. Al [...]

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Flying Through Space

Take a flight through a sliver of the known Universe in the most intricate 3D animation of space and time mankind has ever seen. Video credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory www.youtube.com Music by Kevin MacLeod, “Comfortable Mystery” incompetech.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Follow The Daily [...]

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FACT: States That Ban Bad Food Have Healthier Students

Students gained less weight over three years if they lived in states that restricted the sale of unhealthy snacks at school than kids in states without those laws, a study has found. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, also found that students in states with the restrictive laws who were overweight or obese [...]

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‘Alice’ Teaches Kids to Program Java with Storytelling

Oracle Systems Engineer Daniel Green talks about “Alice”, a Java game design platform designed for young people. Alice has a special focus on encouraging girls to become involved in programming and engineering. Complete video available for free at fora.tv

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Shelley, Stanford’s Robotic Car, Hits the Track

Stanford’s self-driving Audi TTS, Shelley, hit 120 mph on a recent track test. Combined with new research on professional drivers’ brain activity, the car’s performance could get even better. Related article: news.stanford.edu Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford News: news.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com

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Hand-to-Mouth: Rise in UK working poor as spending cuts bite

Despite being in work, millions of Britons earning just the legal minimum wage are forced to live well below the poverty line. As the British government tries to deal with a huge budget deficit, planned cuts will force the UK’s poorest, deeper into debt despair. RT’s Laura Smith explains. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! [...]

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Hack the Future: Using Games to Teach Programming

Alex Peake, founder and CEO of Primer Labs, discusses his mentor program called Hack the Future along with his game Code Hero. Code Hero is a game that teaches you programming while you play. Complete video available for free at fora.tv

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Pell Grants Gives ‘Opportunity for All’ to Attend College

US Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter details the Obama Administration’s commitment to increase availability of Pell Grants. Despite the Administration’s efforts, Kanter argues that state and local communities must play a role in attacking the education gap. Complete video available for purchase at fora.tv

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