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The Cornell Note Taking System

For those that prefer paper note taking, Cornell University has their own system of note taking, summarising and learning for the exam which seems quote efficient. However new research points to no major difference between paper and laptop note taking.

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Úna-Minh Kavanagh On Smart Thinking Books

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This week's interview over on Smart Thinking Books is with Úna-Minh Kavanagh, author of Anseo. Úna-Minh was very kind to tell me about her favourite smart thinking books. Her beautiful new book Anseo is available now.

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Lego Braille Bricks

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Lego are launching a set of Braille bricks to help children to learn Braille, in response to the rise of computer apps and audiobooks resulting in less blind children learning Braille.

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Rod Stewart's Model Railway City

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For the last 23 years, Rod Stewart has been building a massive super detailed scale railway model of a US city!

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Smart Thinking Books

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Thi sweek I launched a new website called SmartThinkBooks.com. The aim of the site is to shine a spotlight on books that can fuel your mind! Many smart thinking books have changed the way I look at the world for the better, so I started this site to help spread the word. Please consider subscribing to our newsletter to get the latest posts direct to your inbox.

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Road Deaths

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Chris Sharp has a fascinating post on City Metric about the amount of road deaths on British roads between 1997 and 2018. The graph of deaths clearly shows decline for a number of years and then stagnation. Chris investigates the reasons behind this and discovers investment, or lack thereof, in speed control measures and speed cameras has a direct result in the number of deaths on the roads.

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Movie Review: The Game Changers

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This week I watched The Game Changers on Netflix and I was blown away. Ever since encountering How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Greger and NutritionFacts.org, I've learnt that plant protein is far healthier than animal protein. Watching The Game Changers really contextualised this in terms that everyone can understand, using professional athletes to illustrate just how inhibiting a meat based diet can be for their performance.

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Zín Dátheangach / Zine Two Tongues

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Zín Dátheangach / Zine Two Tongues is a bilingual English and Irish e-zine created by Clodagh McGinley that includes interesting interviews with interesting people. Subscribe and view the archive here.

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20,000 Startup Ideas

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Here is a list of 20,000 startup ideas formulated from data describing economically important human activities included on the O*NET Online U.S. Department of Labour website.

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Dashboard of Cancer Treatment Injections

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This is a powerful story about Kelly Martin, a data scientist who used Tableau to track the effects of her various cancer treatment injections in order to ensure her last remaining days were as comfortable as possible.

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