Mapping the World’s Corals to Save Them
July 12, 2024
Mapping corals quickly helps provide the data needed for effective conservation strategies.
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Is medicine racist?
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Making math accessible to blind students
Imagine you’re studying math, but you can’t see the formulas, geometric forms, and graphics. That’s what math students who are blind have to contend with. A project in Germany is making math textbooks accessible to people with visual impairments.
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