Teaching math the way the brain learns changes everything

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Key points: Far too many students enter math class expecting to fail. For them, math isn’t just a subject–it’s a source of anxiety that chips away at their confidence and makes them question their abilities. A growing conversation around math phobia is bringing this crisis into focus. A recent article, for example, unpacked the damage […]

PSTCL recruitment 2025: Notification released for 609 vacancies, registration open at pstcl.org; direct link here

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The Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) has released its recruitment notification for 2025, announcing 609 vacancies across technical and non-technical posts. The notification, issued under CRA 12/2025 and CRA 13/2025, marks one of the largest hiring drives by the corporation in recent years. The online application process has begun on the official website pstcl.org, […]

SSC issues important update on disability certificate formats for PwBD candidates: Official notice and details here

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Staff Selection Commission The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has issued an important update on the formats of disability certificates to be submitted by Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) for upcoming and ongoing recruitment examinations. The revision follows new guidelines released by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) on 16 October 2024. Under […]

Panjab University exam postponement sparks academic crisis amid student agitation

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Panjab University exams postponed Panjab University has postponed all examinations scheduled from November 18 to 20, as reported by PTI, in the wake of escalating student protests. The decision comes after students threatened to boycott exams until the long-delayed Senate poll schedule is officially announced. Officials have advised students to keep track of updates through […]

Roundworms do inherit info on threats to avoid, but with a catch

An image of Caenorhabditis elegans worms. | Photo Credit: Megha Rai/Special arrangement Animals often meet the same threats across generations. A central question in biology is whether experience with a threat can be passed from parents to offspring in a way that changes the latter’s behaviour. In the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, one such experience is […]