His conviction hinged on what he calls “junk science .” In 1989, Barnes was convicted of raping and strangling to death 16-year-old Kimberly Simon on the evening of Sept. 18, 1985, in Marcy, N.Y.
Tara Siegel Bernard and Catherine Rampell answer readers’ questions about financing their continuing educations , and how to find programs that put them on a good career path.
The University of Kansas announced Monday that new students under the age of 22 will be required to complete an online alcohol education course. Students who do not pass the course by set deadlines this fall will not be able to enroll …
If we had comprehensive civic education in high schools, then we could focus on actually persuading and informing citizens about specific issues that take a bit of expertise to understand. Bookmark/Search this post with: …
Like “Increasing amounts of time spent on computer and internet activities” — increasing since when? By how much? Mine has been increasing since I was 16 as access became faster and more available.
The hilariously fake Onion News Network did a masterful job creating a mock feature on people protesting PETA’s “degrading and exploitative treatment of women” in their ad campaigns. “Each year, hundreds of women are forced by PETA into …
“Some hate the English. I don’t.
We’ve had a hole in our hearts ever since the original Polaroid company stopped manufacturing instant film , filed for Chapter 11, and sold off its brand name, but it looks like those crazy kids at The Impossible Project are making some …
It uses sophisticated natural language processing and the Internet to create a data portrait of one’s aggregated online identity. In short, Personas shows you how the Internet sees you. Enter your name, and Personas scours the web for …
A recent 93-page report on online education , conducted by SRI International for the Department of Education , has a starchy academic title, but a most intriguing conclusion: “On average, students in online learning conditions performed …