Mobile phones to Morse code: a look at cheating in exams

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For as long as the exam process has existed, people have always tried to find ways to give themselves the upper hand by not exactly following the concept of ‘exam conditions’. Loopholes in the rules are exploited just as much in real life as in the exam room. You might remember the case of the

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Three things you didn’t know about the question mark

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Where would we be without the ability to ask questions? Whether rhetorical (like that one) or specific requests for information or responses, we would be a very boring and ignorant species if we never questioned anything. When talking, we can use intonation to make it clear that what we’re saying is a question. In writing, […]

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Four things dogs can do that humans can’t

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Dog owners know that their pets are fantastic, but as humans, we often forget that even though we are the most developed of all creatures, there are plenty of things we can’t do as well as other animals. Here are just four areas where dogs leave us completely barking up the wrong

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Is it time to ditch handwritten exams?

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The thought of exams probably reminds you of commonly uttered phrases like “turn over your paper”, “pens down” and “neat crossing out”, but in an era where we use computers and digital devices every day, why are we still taking pen and paper exams? Currently, the University of Cambridge is considering making a move from […]

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