Monday, May 11, 2020

Quick notes: Higher education | Green mobility...

  • Disruption of Higher Education is Accelerating: The second-greatest accretion of stakeholder value in business, behind Amazon’s entry into health care, will be big (and some small) tech firms partnering with a world class university to offer 80% of a traditional four-year degree for 50% of the price.

    The myth/magic of campuses and geography is no longer a constraining factor — most programs will be hybrid soon, dramatically increasing enrollments among the best brands. MIT/Google could enroll 100,000 kids at $100,000 in tuition (a bargain), yielding $5 billion a year. Bocconi/Apple, Carnegie Mellon/Amazon, UCLA/Netflix, Berkeley/Microsoft … you get the idea.


  • Blended learning: “Education is going to be online, offline.... a mix of both... it is going to be blended learning and it is going to stay.”


  • Reduce viral load with Nasal rinsing and gargling with saline water: "Like hand wash, nose and throat wash may also remove or reduce viral load.


  • Stealing research: US says Chinese hacking coronavirus vaccine research.


  • Ultraviolet Sanitiser: DRDO lab develops device to sanitise electronic gadgets, papers


  • Green mobility: Peaking interest on the humble two-wheeled bicycle has come as a pleasant surprise. “Under the National Disaster Management Act, the Centre has been issuing guidelines for the use of different vehicles. But there is no mention of bicycles or its benefits”. . . “The real cost of motorised transport hasn’t been calculated, though it is threatening the health of a large population. The govt should start campaigning for bicycles at all levels for a fit India”.


  • Two must-read threads for deeper insight into Hindu minds:
  • Thread1:
    Thread2:

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