• Unis vergeben immer bessere Noten, obwohl die Studenten nicht schlauer werden

    On: 31. August 2017
    In: Allgemein
    Views: 954
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    Dass die Noten immer besser werden, während die Intelligenz konstant bleibt, ist in den USA bereits nachgewiesen worden. In Deutschland fand der Wissenschaftsrat 2012 heraus, dass Uniabsolventen immer bessere Noten haben – und Mathetests, die Unis oder FH zu Studienbeginn durchführen, geben einen weiteren Hinweis. Vergleicht man diese Mathetestergebnisse mit den Abitur-Noten der Teilnehmer, zeigt sich: Obwohl die Abiturnoten der angehenden Studenten immer besser werden, können Sie nicht besser rechnen als ihre Vorgänger. Viele schneiden sogar schlechter ab.
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  • Why Education Is the Hardest Sector of the Economy to Automate

    On: 30. August 2017
    In: HRI, Robots
    Views: 1086
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    We’ve all heard the warning cries: automation will disrupt entire industries and put millions of people out of jobs. In fact, up to 45 percent of existing jobs can be automated using current technology. However, this may not necessarily apply to the education sector. After a detailed analysis of more than 2,000-plus work activities for more than 800 occupations, a report by McKinsey & Co states that of all the sectors examined, “…the technical feasibility of automation is lowest in education.”
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  • „Wir sind klar gegen das Eltern-Taxi“

    On: 30. August 2017
    In: Traffic Psychology
    Views: 853
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    Wie Kinder sicher in die Schule kommen – und warum sie erst ab der dritten Klasse mit dem Fahrrad fahren sollten.
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  • Acute Sleep Deprivation and Crash Risk

    On: 30. August 2017
    In: Traffic Psychology
    Views: 840
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    Previous research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has estimated as many as 7% of all crashes, 13% of crashes that result in hospital admission, and 21% of fatal crashes involve driver drowsiness. However, the relationship between specific measures of sleep deprivation and crash risk has not been quantified in the general driving population. The results of this study indicate that drivers who usually sleep for less than 5 hours daily, drivers who have slept for less than 7 hours in the past 24 hours, and drivers who have slept for 1 or more hours less than their usual amount of sleep in the past 24 hours have significantly elevated crash rates. The estimated rate ratio for crash involvement associated with driving after only 4-5 hours of sleep compared with 7 hours or more is similar to the U.S. government’s estimates of the risk associated with driving with a blood alcohol concentration equal to or slightly above the legal limit for alcohol in the U.S.

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  • Robo-Caregiving & Why You Might Delegate Your Loved Ones to a Robot

    On: 30. August 2017
    In: HRI, Robots
    Views: 1009
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    Robotics is already changing how we live, shop, invest, travel, and soon, robo-caregivers will transform how we provide care. Advances in AI will deliver extraordinarily innovative services in support of our loved ones. However, the use of robots to care for our children, elderly and disabled will also give rise to some very human questions. Caregiving is social science jargon for providing unpaid support to a family member or friend who has physical, psychological or development needs. Most caregivers do not know what a caregiver is or even know that they are caregivers. Instead people providing care consider what they do to be the acts of a loving parent, partner, spouse, adult child, or good friend.
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  • A bold open-access push in Germany could change the future of academic publishing

    On: 26. August 2017
    In: Allgemein
    Views: 976
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    Over the past 2 years, more than 150 German libraries, universities, and research institutes have formed a united front trying to force academic publishers into a new way of doing business. Instead of buying subscriptions to specific journals, consortium members want to pay publishers an annual lump sum that covers publication costs of all papers whose first authors are at German institutions. Those papers would be freely available around the world; meanwhile, German institutions would receive access to all the publishers‘ online content.
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  • ABS für Fahrräder

    On: 26. August 2017
    In: Traffic Psychology
    Views: 752
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    Wer auf dem Rad abrupt die Vorderradbremsen zieht, riskiert einen Überschlag. Genau das will Bosch künftig verhindern – mit einem ABS für Pedelecs.
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  • 1. Halbjahr 2017: 6,2 % mehr Verkehrstote im Straßenverkehr

    On: 22. August 2017
    In: Traffic Psychology
    Views: 842
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    WIESBADEN – 1 536 Menschen kamen in den ersten sechs Monaten des Jahres 2017 bei Verkehrsunfällen auf deutschen Straßen ums Leben. Das waren nach vorläufigen Ergebnissen des Statistischen Bundesamtes (Destatis) 90 Personen oder 6,2 % mehr als im ersten Halbjahr 2016. Dagegen ging die Zahl der Verletzten um 0,2 % auf etwa 183 900 Personen zurück.
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  • Vollgas brutal – Was tun gegen Rüpel und Raser?

    On: 21. August 2017
    In: Automotive, Traffic Psychology
    Views: 796
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    Neben Staaten wie Nordkorea und Somalia gehört Deutschland zu den wenigen Ländern der Erde, auf denen kein Tempolimit gilt. Immer mehr Autos müssen sich diese große Freiheit auf unseren Schnellstraßen teilen und das führt zu immer raueren Sitten: rasen, drängeln und ständig noch mehr riskieren – auf Kosten der Schwächeren. Warum werden wir zu Ungeheuern auf vier Rädern?
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  • Driverless Cars Could Turn N.Y.C. (And Not Only) Into A City Of Tiny Parks

    On: 21. August 2017
    In: Automotive
    Views: 861
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    When the driverless car revolution arrives, how will it transform the city–and what can we do to prepare for it now? For the New York-based architecture and urban design firm FXFOWLE, that means redesigning the street space that’s currently occupied by parked cars.
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