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New Scientist 50 years ago: The first test-tube babies, sort of

31 October 2018

It was still 10 years before IVF would be used successfully in humans – and that wasn’t on our radar when we reported on the first lab conceptions using mice
Sugata Mitra

Don't teach kids – I've shown their hive mind can learn on its own

31 October 2018

Educationalist Sugata Mitra's pioneering experiments suggest teaching facts doesn't work in the internet age – fostering creativity and collaboration is the key

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