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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Founder of Critikid.com, a critical thinking site for kids and teens. 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I worked with IE Business School to adapt Critikid&#39;s &#34;A Statistical Odyssey&#34; into an online tutorial for university students, and it has just been picked up by Harvard! https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/I0092E-HTM-ENG&#xA;&#xA;Try out A Statistical Odyssey (for ages 13+): https://critikid.com/courses/statistical-odyssey/lessons</description><pubDate>29 Sep 2026 14:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:i6gue2stipw4ht2jduwhj3em/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwo3p3jg322a</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/critikid.bsky.social/post/3mwmyf5sxqk2r</link><description>Can you solve the coin rolling puzzle?&#xA;&#xA;You can check your answer with two round objects, as long as they have some grip. 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