The song for today is written and interpreted by the one and only Vladimir Vysotsky, the Russian “Elvis” as many called him. A concise description of Vysotsky’s musical “signature” can be consulted here.
→ Read more Buscu vs. TRU, arbitreaza Turcescu
“Luni seara, incepind cu ora 22.00, la emisiunea „100%“ de la Realitatea TV, moderata de Robert Turcescu, se vor afla fata in fata Doru Buscu si Traian Ungureanu.”
Nu as pierde treaba asta (mai ales ca vine dupa asta).
→ Read more Web 2.0 in less than 5 minutes or ‘Digital Cultural Anthropology’
I bet no one would fall asleep in this sort of presentations.
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Scientific publishing lags: Maths vs. Economics
I’ve received today this email (I receive quite often such emails since I am also interested- rather actively, I’d like to think- in Applied Mathematics). I put in bold what is the most interesting thing for my purpose here (I won’t search for the rank or reputation of this journal below etc.
→ Read more How to (and how not to) praise (your) kids
I certainly agree with the conclusions of this interesting article in the New York Magazine (overviewing a few dozen recent studies on the topic): praising the effort rather than the intelligence or, even better formulated, praise needs to be specific.
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