Miscellaneous
Is school for everyone? Some say ‘no’
Several years ago, few people who knew Hannah Noblewolf would have thought that she would turn out to be an outgoing, articulate, self-assured young woman who has successfully completed her first year at her top-choice college. For years, she struggled with social anxiety, depression and, as a Read More...
Interest in home schooling surges as California parents look to sidestep vaccine law
With the passage of a new law this summer mandating vaccines for schoolkids in California, home school advocates and organizations say they are seeing surging interest in off-campus education options that would exempt them from the requirement. “The word on the streets is that, yes, people Read More...
More students are crowdfunding college tuition
When the desire to go to college exceeds your ability to pay for it, you need to get creative. For a growing number of students, that means asking others for help through crowdfunding. Educational funding is one of the most popular categories on the popular crowdfunding site GoFundMe. So far this Read More...
Melbourne school uses neuroscience to boost grades and improve wellbeing of students
A Melbourne school is using an Australian-first approach based on neuroscience to revolutionise its learning and boost its students' grades. Broadmeadows Primary School in Melbourne's north-west is in the lowest 12th percentile for socio-economic disadvantage. But the school's NAPLAN results are Read More...
Barclays to become first UK high street bank to accept bitcoin
Published: 14:08 EST, 30 August 2015 | Updated: 14:17 EST, 30 August 2015 Barclays will be the first UK high street bank to accept bitcoin later this year, the company has announced. It plans to allow people to make charity donations using the virtual currency by going into partnership Read More...
U.S. startup seeks crowdfunding to produce business jet
WASHINGTON XTI Aircraft, a Denver, Colorado-based aerospace startup firm, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday to raise $50 million to fund the production of the TriFan 600, a six-seat fixed wing jet that can take off and land like a helicopter. XTI was founded in 2009 by David Read More...
Mexican Coffee Chain Begins Accepting Bitcoin At University Coffee Shop
In response to customer requests, one of Mexico’s largest coffee shop chains has begun accepting bitcoin at a university coffee shop. The Café Punta del Cielo coffee shop at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP) has begun accepting bitcoin payments through Bitso, a Read More...
Stanford Joins NYU and Duke in Offering Bitcoin Course
Stanford is joining NYU and Duke University in offering a course on bitcoin – kicking off with a free security webinar tomorrow. The college's new course, Crypto Currencies: Bitcoin and Friends, launches on 21st September. Besides Stanford students, it will be open to professionals Read More...
Andy Murray uses crowdfunding firm to invest in UK startups
World No 2 invests in three small firms that he says share his ‘dedication, hunger and standards’ via crowdfunding firm in which he is shareholder Wednesday 19 August 2015 05.43 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 19 August 2015 06.03 EDT Tennis star Andy Murray has made Read More...
The Bitcoin Schism Shows the Genius of Open Source
Mike Hearn is one of the primary engineers behind bitcoin, the digital currency that aims to remake our financial system. Or at least he used to be. Over the weekend, Hearn told the world that he and a group of other coders were forking the bitcoin project, creating an alternate version of the Read More...