Tag: Subjects

These birds are members of the heron family. The twelve egret species are long-legged wading birds. The English word “egret” comes from the French word aigrette. It refers to the egret’s long plume feathers that decorate hats or jewelry pieces that imitate a plume. Becau...

Years ago, while visiting a major pharmaceutical firm engaged in research all over the United States, I questioned who was in the sample and why it seemed certain groups were missing. I also asked about research in China. The answers came back in a casual manner. “Oh, we can’t ...

To be honest, physics is one of my favorite subjects in school, and I don’t really have to try hard to understand the concepts or solve practice problems. However, there is a massive difference between “real-life” physics and the physics in the IB program. First of all, you...