DO THE MATH

DO THE MATH

Remember the topic of ‘inequalities’ in Maths? We know what the sign for, as well as the meaning of, ‘equals’ is; the one side is balanced fairly, accurately and equally with the other. It means both sides have the same value. Equally, we will no doubt recognise the...
SMART THINKING

SMART THINKING

When we go for an interview, we will no doubt appear in jacket and tie (for the men) or skirt and blouse (for the women) — the impression that we want to give, and may perhaps be received, is that this man or woman is smart! By that, we mean we consider ourselves to...
DELETE THE ELITE

DELETE THE ELITE

Wayne Goldsmith was the Australian physiologist who in 1992 was tasked to identify talented athletes and pull them into high performance programmes to prepare them for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. In a fascinating podcast, he shared his very important conclusion that...
A CROSS TO BEAR

A CROSS TO BEAR

It is uncanny how anagrams can have such close correlations to each other and mean almost the same thing! We may be familiar with (and be amazed by) the fact that the anagram of ‘Election Results’ is “Lies! Let’s recount’! Of more relevance to this article, we may...
WHEN GOOD IS BAD

WHEN GOOD IS BAD

A long time ago, a teacher was trying desperately hard to enthuse his Form One English class (slower set) about the exciting thriller book they were reading together yet there seemed to be little connection or enjoyment from among the small group of pupils. When they...