D-predicted teenager scores top marks in A-Level

Dyspraxia sufferer Frederica Dewer scored 99.5 per cent in her A-Level English paper.
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Creative people hold phone to left ear

A study led by Michael Seidman at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit has found a strong correlation between brain dominance and the ear used for phone conversations. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=181

Update Twitter via email

Twitter has got a lot going for it, but one of the things that I find most frustrating about it is that I can't tweet using email. There are a number of websites and programs that will help you with this, but I have found that the simplest way is to update Twitter from Facebook. This has the added advantage that you can update both your Twitter status and your Facebook Page with one email. Here's how to do it: More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=180

Victorians were smarter than us

A new study suggests that the Victorians achieved so much because they were cleverer than us. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=179

Gunnings Fog Index

Learn how to assess the readability of your learning materials. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=178

Reading Age Calculator

Make sure that your learning materials match the age of your learners. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=177

Google hires machine learning guru

Google has hired the man who showed how to make computers learn much like the human brain. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=176

Is Google changing?

Following a number of changes that Google has recently made, I have started to wonder whether the very essence of Google is changing. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=175

New MWLS RSS link

MWLS Learning Pages now has a new RSS link. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=174

Aging brain affects sleep and memory

A shrinking cortex region is linked to sleep disturbances and memory impairment. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=173

A-Levels universities prefer

The Russell Group which represents 24 leading universities has published a guide called Informed Choices which lists subjects which are those most commonly required for entry to our leading universities. These are: More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=172

2013 Almanac

Our 2013 Almanac of significant, notable and interesting dates is now available to view. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=171