Articles by tag: Brazil
‘The New York Times’ reports that the cost of coffee beans has soared this year, leaving roasters with little choice but to raise prices. In Brazil, the world’s largest coffee exporter, extreme weather has damaged crops. The pandemic has caused shipping bottlenecks, and political protests stalled exports from Colombia, where the price of beans…
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The Lights Are Going Down on a Throwaway Equipment Culture
Simply throwing out electrical equipment and updating to ‘this year’s model’ is wasteful, expensive and causes problems of pollution and toxins, especially in emerging economies. It does not have to be this way. “We have noticed that the vast majority of issues that organizations tend to blame on software are actually about hardware components and…
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Discovery Education Brings STEM Resources to Brazilian Students
The skills gained from STEM education extend beyond those needed to be successful in just STEM fields. Rather, via hands-on learning with real-world applications, it helps students with varied interests develop a variety of valuable skill sets, including creativity and 21st-century skills, preparing future generations to be successful in any industry. However, in many parts…