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Scientists in Germany have cast doubt on a previously believed assumption that the processing speed of our brain starts to decline from the age of 20.

A new phenomenon is taking hold across the world – “shrinkflation”. This is when companies reduce the size of their products or range of services while maintaining prices.

Digital devices are increasingly dominating our lives these days. Many, if not most of us are addicted to them.

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I’m not going to post the PowerPoint because there are lots of questions we can use in a future lesson if we have extra time. How to Run a Pub Quiz

Here’s the handout: This is the most watched TED talk. This was his follow-up talk. He was a very witty speaker and his opinions about the role of education are worth listening to. He passed away in August 2020. Here’s quick explanation in Japanese of Bloom’s Taxonomy. There’s lots of information out there. The basic…

Sky News from the UK interviewed Trump supporters who explained why they planned to vote for him. The interviews were conducted before the election but the video was published after it and provides statistics about the results of the election. Washington Post: The Fact Checker’s ongoing database of the false or misleading claims made by…

I went through the “Conversation Topics” worksheets and tabulated the results. This lesson’s topic will be culture. I made a list of the popular topics and will ask all of you to help me choose which ones to use for the remaining classes.