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98 Capel Street, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D01 HP52
At ThoughtBox we believe Education and learning for kids should be Fun, Free and Engaging. So we've
ThoughtBox is about creativity, imagination and gameful learning
We build learning experiences by making subjects such as Maths and Science into games. ThoughtBox is based on the very simple notion of letting your imagination run wild with a cardboard box. Something as boring as a cardboard box, in the hands of a child could be a playhouse; a defendable fort; an evil robot; or a ship sailing the seven seas.
Girls are awesome!
09/06/2015
11 Financial Words All Parents Should Teach Their Kids If there's one subject that has the ability to impact kids throughout their entire lives, it’s personal finance. Unfortunately, it’s a subject no one wants to teach them. Here you will find a guide to the financial terms that every kid needs to learn.
It seems like we missed this one in April. Our CEO, Cristina Luminea was featured on Irish Times' list of: Women driving Ireland's brightest small businesses to success
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The women driving Ireland's brightest small businesses to success Discover the women creating some of Ireland’s greatest success stories
07/05/2015
Everybody does maths!
Quit Saying 'I'm Just Not a Math Person' | WIRED In a physics class for elementary education majors, I often hear "I'm just not a math person". Here's why that's not true.
27/04/2015
How to unboil an egg - Eleanor Nelsen It’s so obvious that it’s practically proverbial: you can’t unboil an egg. But actually, it turns out that you can -- sort of. Eleanor Nelsen explains the process by which mechanical energy can undo what thermal energy has done.
14/04/2015
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The science of static electricity - Anuradha Bhagwat View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-static-electricity-anuradha-bhagwat We’ve all had the experience: you’re walking across a soft car...
10/03/2015
The same maths found in games can provide clues to the Origin of Life.
Life’s origin might illustrate the power of game theory Game theory math can describe molecular competition and cooperation, perhaps providing clues to the origin of life.
11/02/2015
The problem seems to just be perception.
Boys Aren't Better Than Girls at Math, but Teachers Think They Are When teachers think girls are bad at math and science, it has an impact.
02/02/2015
8 hours of sleep seem to work wonders for our brain.
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The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu It’s 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You’ve been studying for days, but you still don’t feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep? Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way t…
01/01/2015
A maths programme designed to produce the next Einstein
Will Africa Produce the 'Next Einstein'? | WIRED The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences leverages donor dollars to support long-term investment in the continent's promising young people.
08/12/2014
Teachers being retrained for STEM http://bbc.in/1yZHYPb
Maths and science Cameron's priority Extra training to improve maths and science teaching and a college for digital skills are announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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