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The fake news that distract us through our personal devices, which we seldom stop to question, because of our impatience and laziness to think critically.
If American voters had known that all the disinformation on social media during the presidential campaign were fabricated thanks to Putin and gang to increase the odds of Donald Trump becoming President, the world wouldn’t have been so chaotic and pessimistic today.
by MathPlus December 10, 2018
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Digital pests are spammers whose posts often compound the exponential chat in a group—if only their messages were as controversial or disruptive as Donald Trump’s tweets, they might be excused for promoting heated debates among the members.
by MathPlus December 8, 2018
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The number of Singaporeans and foreign journalists threatened with a lawsuit in recent years has been on the rise, as authorities often use dated colonial or internal security laws as a pretext for maintaining religious or racial harmony to silence and punish political critics.
by MathPlus December 5, 2018
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Because elders’ wise words on Urban Dictionary could benefit readers of all ages, it’s apt to launch some kind of “UD 4 Seniors” campaign, as part of the government’s effort to promote active aging, or to disrupt aging in preventing any form of mental disorder.
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Christian educators and parents are sms-ing and tweeting #Pray4SgMath to fellow believers, as they’ve faith that their answered prayers would prevent Donald Trump from politicizing the K–12 math education, by making Singapore math titles wallet-friendly.
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The bar model method, which is a mix of strategies from China, Russia, and the US, can’t be labeled “organic math”—ironically, this commonly known “Singapore model method” is anything but native math from Singapore.
by MathPlus December 3, 2018
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In this age of regional or international collaboration among members of the mathematics community, when co-authoring a journal article often involves contributors of different nationalities, we can only expect native math to be the odd one in a sea of even hybrids.
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