Monthly Archives: November 2012

November 27, 2012
12:28 am
by: Phil

Christmas Price Index

This is somewhat unrelated, but I figured I’d share. Heard the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” ?  Everyone at least remembers FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!!  Maybe Seven Swans A-Swimming?  Well, take a listen and then ask yourself, how much would all that cost?  How much did it cost 10 years ago?  Well, PNC Bank has […] Continue reading →

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November 27, 2012
12:22 am
by: Phil

American Physical Society Statistics

http://www.aps.org/careers/statistics/index.cfm I suggest if you’re reading this to go to the link above and read that first.  Done? Okay, so as you’ve seen, there is much data on scientists (specifically physics here) from the years past and there is much to learn.  The amount of money a bachelor or a masters holder makes sometimes affects […] Continue reading →

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November 24, 2012
2:01 pm
by: zlwang

What Will The Future University Look Like?

This is some idea I have heard from a talk given in the University of Maryland. It sounds quite interesting. The question is ‘what will the future university look like?’ Just based on this title, we know it is an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 24, 2012
1:54 pm
by: zlwang

Forced VS. Guided

Everyone has the power of his/her own will. Forcing a person to do something that is not intended can happen due to many reasons. Based on the context, some reasons are friendly, while some are more hostile. It can have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 24, 2012
1:42 pm
by: zlwang

Education: Classic “Clichés” VS. Novel Diversities

I once watched a Bollywood movie, 3 Idiots. The most impressive part in the movie is the courage to question authorities, to explore the truth and then to put knowledges into practice. In fact, that is the question faced in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 24, 2012
1:36 pm
by: zlwang

Uniqueness VS. Commonness

There are many people emphasizing the uniqueness of human beings. They claim it following the nature that human beings should behave and thus being regarded totally differently, while others think that causes problem in collaborating and organizing. The world will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 24, 2012
1:26 pm
by: zlwang

Faculty Duties

Faculties play an important role in students’ school life. How are the faculties doing directly affect the students’ performance. Now we are faced with the question that what count as faculties’ duty. The most important one, they should be competent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 24, 2012
1:17 pm
by: zlwang

College Entrance Exam

College Entrance Exam(CEE) is the biggest exam in China held every year with no doubts. It has been playing the important role as an entrance to the higher education since established many decades ago. In my opinion although the exam … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 23, 2012
11:29 pm
by: zlwang

The Communication in Research

When I was coding for the java course, I learned the benefit of comments spread around the codes to explain what the codes were doing. Those comments saved my efforts to read others’ codes. I was also required to make … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 23, 2012
1:13 pm
by: zlwang

About Pseudoscience

The word pseudoscience refers to some claim that seems scientific but lacks of rigorous proof or reasonable derivation. There are many examples of pseudoscience. In my opinion, from Chinese traditional medicine to perpetual motion all count as pseudoscience. It harms … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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