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If you think you are 'just not a math person' then think again | Psyche Ideas
 Understanding how mathematics anxiety takes root points to ways to overcome it, opening up new opportunities and pastimes
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Editor's Note: Although negative emotions toward mathematics, coupled with avoidance behaviours, can create a powerful cycle, that cycle can be broken if the signs of math anxiety are noticed and addressed. Challenging habitual avoidance and gentle re-evaluation of one's relationship with mathematics could open doors that previously seemed closed. For those willing to approach it with patience and self-compassion, what once felt intimidating might even become a source of satisfaction.
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WorkWorkThe Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Changed Position It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, and (given the time of year) Santa's sleigh: the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially being changed, continuing its shift away from Canada and towards Siberia.
WorkWorkWhy eating less slows ageing: this molecule is key For decades, researchers have been trying to unravel why a severe and prolonged reduction in calorie intake extends life for many animals. Now, a team has found a molecule that could provide caloric restriction in a pill - at least for flies and worms.
WorkStudy finds 75% of Facebook shares are made without reading the content A new study has found that most social media users share links without clicking on them first, relying only on headlines and short summaries. The analysis, which examined over 35 million public Facebook posts, found that around 75% of shares occurred without users engaging with the full content. Work
WorkAvian Flu Has Hit Dairies So Hard That They're Calling It 'Covid for Cows' In just about four months, cows in 645 dairies in California have tested positive for H5N1, even as many ranchers have taken strict precautions to stop the virus from spreading. Gov. Gavin Newsom was concerned enough Wednesday that he declared a state of emergency over the outbreak in California. Work
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WorkWorkWorkWorkThe Fed cut interest rates but mortgage costs jumped. Here's why The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time in 2024. Despite the move, mortgage rates increased. The 30-year fixed rate mortgage spiked to 6.72% for the week ending Dec. 19, a day after the Fed meeting, according to Freddie Mac data via the Fed. That is up from 6. WorkWorkThousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice English Heritage’s Stonehenge director, Steve Bax, said: “It was fantastic to welcome around 4,500 people to Stonehenge this morning to celebrate winter solstice, and we were delighted that more than 100,000 people also watched live online from around the world. WorkWorkWhy Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab Before the elections, the cybersecurity team of U.S. vice president and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris reached out to Apple asking for help, according to Forbes, after a tool that's designed to detect spyware on iPhones flagged anomalies on two devices belonging to campaign staffers. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkThe Father of Chinese Authoritarianism Has a Message for America - The New Yorker (No paywall) When Russian and Chinese lites talk about history, they often mean Historythe grand Hegelian march toward progress. Since the end of the Cold War, the East has lived with the undignified thesis, popularized by Francis Fukuyamas 1989 essay The End of History?, that democracy had defeated the authoritarian alternatives of the twentieth century. That idea has not aged well. According to a European survey of more than two hundred countries, 2022 was the first time in two decades that closed autocracies outnumbered liberal democracies in the world. Americans have become unreliable underwriters of the international order. Russias Vladimir Putin has incited Europes largest conflict since the Second World War and Chinas Xi Jinping is remaking global institutions in his own image, bereft of democratic values. When Xi visited the Kremlin in March, 2023, a little over a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, he told Putin that the world was changing in ways we havent seen in a hundred years. Lets drive those changes together, he said. Putin, hands outstretched, nodded. I agree. WorkGen Z says "no" to drugs In July, a study found that 64 percent of legal-drinking-age Gen Zers in the United States said they had not consumed alcohol in the six months leading up to May, according to the International Wine and Spirits Record (IWSR), a global drinks data and analytics provider. This data reflects a generational shift in attitude toward alcohol. WorkWorkEgg prices soar as bird flu takes toll on US hen flock Lawmakers say the USDA should accelerate its vaccine research. “It is obvious that the current outbreak has no end in sight,” a dozen members of Congress, led by the representatives Randy Feenstra, a Republican, and Democrat Jim Costa, said in a letter to Vilsack. WorkHow the Federal Reserve's rate policy affects mortgages "I think that's one of the reasons the mortgage rates are still going in the wrong direction from the Federal Reserve's standpoint," said George Calhoun, director of the Hanlon Financial Systems Center at Stevens Institute of Technology. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkMagdeburg mourns Christmas market dead Interior minister Nancy Faeser had warned before the opening of the Christmas market season at the end of November of the potential danger of them becoming the focus of terrorist attacks, as has been the case for several years, but said there was no concrete evidence of attacks being planned. She warned visitors to the markets to remain alert to danger. WorkAlbania bans TikTok for a year after fatal stabbing of teenager last month Not everyone agreed with Rama’s decision to close TikTok. “The dictatorial decision to close the social media platform TikTok … is a grave act against freedom of speech and democracy,” said Ina Zhupa, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic party. “It is a pure electoral act and abuse of power to suppress freedoms.” WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkThe Wanted singer Max George has pacemaker fitted after heart block The singer shared a photo of his scar, which sits just below a “special tattoo” on the left side of his chest that says 04/08/1988, in reference to the birthday of his late bandmate Tom Parker, who died in 2022. Parker died at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. WorkWorkWorkWork TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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