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Geography symposium 2025

Geography Teacher Sharing

using data from COP28) What are the social, economic, environmental and political challenges and implications of some of the mitigation options? Presented by Ms Margaret Roberts The workshop addressed the following questions: How can we spark curiosity and get students involved?

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Norway, IQ tests and child care deregulation: Our favorite early ed stories this year

The Hechinger Report

Accessing pay for child care services provided by friends, family and neighbors could make a huge economic difference for these (mostly) women. If you are able to donate, please consider making a gift to help support more of this work in 2025. Wishing you the best in the new year.

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Apply Now for 2025 APSA Dissertation Workshops | Deadline: April 27, 2025

Political Science Now

All applications must be submitted by Sunday, April 27, 2025. Each full-day workshop includes six PhD candidates who present a dissertation chapter, along with two faculty members who lead the workshop and moderate discussions. Our virtual workshops are held over the summer or fall.

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The Architecture of Inequality

Anthropology.net

Long before pharaohs ruled and scribes recorded human affairs, the seeds of economic disparity had already taken hold. By applying the Gini coefficient—a widely used metric for measuring inequality—to house sizes, the study created a cross-cultural snapshot of economic disparity over 10,000 years. Thompson, A. Feinman, G.

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Painting Through Change: How Aboriginal Artists Reimagined Animal Life in a Shifting Holocene Landscape

Anthropology.net

2025 In a new study published in Australian Archaeology 1 , Ana Paula Motta and colleagues, in partnership with the Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation, have proposed that these figures represent a distinct rock art style they call the Linear Naturalistic Figures (LNF). "We Credit: Dr. Motta in Motta et al. link] 1 Motta, A.

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In the Baltics, 85 millimeters separate East from West

Strange Maps

mi) of the Rail Baltica route, now under construction – underlining the economic benefits that will be realised when the connection goes live, from 2030. Total measurable socio-economic benefits have been estimated at €16.2 But their railway network is still stuck in Soviet times.

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2025 Dissertation Workshop on New Topics in European Politics | Deadline: April 27, 2025

Political Science Now

Co-Leaders: Mareike Kleine , London School of Economics Miguel Pereira , London School of Economics Deadline: Sunday, April 27, 2025. The post 2025 Dissertation Workshop on New Topics in European Politics | Deadline: April 27, 2025 appeared first on. Our virtual workshops are held over the summer or fall.