Before Mars rovers are sent into space, they are scrubbed clean of any remnants of life looking to hitch a ride to the red planet. This is a required action for all nations under the Outer Space Treaty, which aims to protect potential life on Mars from Earthly contamination. But what happens when NASA is unable to confirm if other nations are undertaking necessary procedures to adhere to this goal?
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Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
