Philosophy in schools. Philosophy is about asking childlike questions - how do we know the world exists? How do we know it hasn't just started existing? Why can't we go back in time? So why not teach philosophy in schools? It doesn't happen much in this country (it doesn't much happen anywhere) but it does go on in Queensland, and…
Monthly Archives August 2007
Super Mapping Mashup -> Globe Glider Next Generation. Google Earth Blog Exclusive: The new Globe Glider has finally been released. Globe Glider first came out over a year ago and allowed you to tie a Google Map to Google Earth in an integrated fashion. The new Globe Glider goes much further than last year's version. Now, not only can you…
Yahoo! Pipes Supports KML. Yahoo! has just announced they are now supporting interactive Yahoo! Maps and, even more significantly (IMHO), Google Earth's KML format. This means you can use the powerful Pipes graphical interface to create complex queries of various web sites and, if the query includes geospatial information, you can generate a map viewable in Google Earth (or other…
What young people are thinking: Newspoll youth report. This Newspoll Youth Report reveals quite a positive picture concerning young Australian's current general life satisfaction, and also in relation to their optimism about their personal future. Based on a poll of 803 young Australians: 95% are satisfied with their life overall, 88% are confident that everything will "work out okay" for…
OECD broadband statistics to December 2006. Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 26 per cent from 157 million in December 2005 to 197 million in December 2006. This growth increased broadband penetration rates in the OECD from 13.5 in December 2005 to 16.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later. [Creative Economy :…
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New Global Alliance to catalyse education reform announced. The private sector, governments, international organizations and donors have joined forces in an unprecedented partnership to accelerate progress towards Education for All (EFA). The new Partnerships for Education (PfE) was announced by the World Economic Forum and UNESCO, yesterday "Keeping Our Promises on Education"? conference in Brussels. [eGov monitor - Education]
Hmm... we will see... 39 new service providers for POEM outreach education initiative. Thirty-nine new service providers will deliver an innovative Australian Government education programme that will benefit up to 3,000 young people annually. The Partnership Outreach Education Model (POEM) is designed to help young people, aged 13 to 19 years old, who are not in mainstream schooling by giving…
Premature Births Peak Seasonally When Pesticides And Nitrates In Surface Water Are Highest. The growing premature birth rate in the United States appears to be strongly associated with increased use of pesticides and nitrates, according to new research. Preterm birth rates peaked when pesticides and nitrates measurements in surface water were highest -- April-July -- and were lowest when nitrates…