Interesting Links for 10-2-2011

[andrewducker]

• One of the reasons why kids from poorer areas don't get into Oxford/Cambridge
  (tags: education academia class society uk)
• Extra testosterone reduces your empathy
  (tags: testosterone empathy psychology)
• What makes fructose fattening? Some answers found in the brain
  (tags: fructose diet health brains mri)
• Iron-deficiency is not something you get just for being a lady. 86% of women with anemia have undiagnosed gastrointestinal bleeding...
  (tags: gender health women biology)
• Saudi Arabia's oil reserves may be overstated by up to 40%
  (tags: oil wikileaks energy economics world saudiarabia)
• Spotify Is The Second Largest Source Of Revenue In Europe For Labels.
  (tags: music spotify europe)
• Aggression (bullying) increases as kids gain status.
  (tags: aggression bullying children relationships)
• the vicious middle - on status and bullying.
  (tags: status bullying children homophobia lgbt sexism)
• Russia Abolishes Winter Time. Will be on permanent Daylight Saving's Time as of March 27th
  (tags: time russia)

Comments

[pete stevens (from livejournal.com)]

Makes the A level choice for people who want to study sciences pretty quick and easy.

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

I thought that. But from the point of view of someone who recruits graduates, it would be nice if they did at least one subject at A-level that required writing skills.

[iainjcoleman.livejournal.com]

I agree. I think demanding three sciences for an undergraduate science degree is a bit daft, and overly restrictive. Allowing a combination of mathematics, a science and one non-science A-level would encourage students who have a broader range of intellectual tastes, as well as making it more likely that they can actually write.

[alitheapipkin.livejournal.com]

I did a history A level alongside my sciences and have never regretted it one bit. My teacher was a stickler for good written English and it's thanks to him that I now have a career in science because I can write better than the majority of my peers.

[alextfish.livejournal.com]

These days Oxbridge will likely expect 4 A-levels anyway, and they're happy for you to have your 4th be an essay subject.

(I got into Cambridge Maths-with-Computer-Science with A-levels in Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and French, albeit with a raised eyebrow for not doing Physics.)