Quote of the day by British-American theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson: "We must be careful not to discourage our twelve-year-olds by..."

Quote of the day by British-American theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson: “We must be careful not to discourage our twelve-year-olds by…” |

Freeman Dyson (Image: Wikipedia) Ask an adult what killed their love of a subject, and you’ll often hear the same answer. The exams. Something they once found fascinating got flattened into a syllabus, a set of model answers, and a grade out of a hundred. The physicist Freeman Dyson saw the danger in that, and…

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In a first, Texas approves plan to require Bible passages in public schools starting 2030

In a first, Texas approves plan to require Bible passages in public schools starting 2030

Texas education officials have approved a plan that will require public school students to read selected Bible passages as part of their classroom instruction beginning in the 2030–2031 school year.The Texas State Board of Education voted to adopt a statewide literary reading list that includes passages from the Christian Bible along with other classic texts….

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Loss-making Air India stops crew laundry services on international layovers

Loss-making Air India stops crew laundry services on international layovers | India News

Loss-making Air India stops crew laundry services on international layovers NEW DELHI: : This cost-cutting move could potentially stink all the way from ground to the sky. Loss-making Air India has informed its crew that “routine availability of laundry services during international layovers will be discontinued from July 1, 2026.” The facility will, however, continue…

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Burmese proverb of the day: "A real chilli, seven fathoms under water, will still taste hot" reminds us how true character shines through all situations

Burmese proverb of the day: “A real chilli, seven fathoms under water, will still taste hot” reminds us how true character shines through all situations

Burmese proverb of the day teaches us how circumstances don’t create character but reveal it. What changes under circumstances is not genuine. What remains unchanged is the true nature like a real chilli, which will still taste hot even if it’s immersed deep under water. This Burmese proverb is one of the timeless wisdom from…

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Japanese proverb of the day: "The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour" and a lesson in reputation, character and self-control

Japanese proverb of the day: “The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour” and a lesson in reputation, character and self-control | World News

Japanese proverb of the day (AI-generated image) A thousand years against one hour. That’s the strange arithmetic at the heart of this Japanese proverb, and it’s worth pausing on. The reputation of a thousand years, it says, may be determined by the conduct of one hour. Sit with that for a second. A good name…

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