Education

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), has marked a transformative shift in data analysis, interpretation and content generation. These models, trained on extensive textual datasets, have demonstrated the ability […]

Despite its name, the young adult genre is increasingly dominated by stories about older teens and even adults. But as protagonists get older, younger readers are getting left behind, a University of Mississippi study indicates.This […]

Despite representing only 4% of the world’s population, the United States accounts for over half of science Nobel Prizes awarded since 2000, hosts seven of The Times Higher Education Top 10 science universities, and incubates […]

Grade inflation happens when teachers knowingly give a student a mark higher than deserved. It can also happen indirectly, when the level of difficulty of a course is deliberately lowered so students achieve higher grades.This […]

In India, the Slam Out Loud program connects teachers and artists in classrooms for storytelling, theater, and visual arts that bolster children’s socio-emotional learning. In the United States, Carnegie Hall partners with more than 115 […]

Every year, more than one million scientific articles are published in the life sciences. Two-thirds of them include statistical figures that are not always understandable, interpretable, or reproducible—even for fellow scientists.This post was originally published […]

Public battles over what schools can teach about sex, identity and relationships, often framed around “parental rights,” have become more intense in recent years.This post was originally published on this site

On March 25, 2025, a Turkish Ph.D. student at Tufts University, Rümeysa Öztürk, was walking in a Boston suburb when she was detained by plain-clothed federal agents. A video of the encounter went viral, sparking […]

Twenty years ago, cognitive psychologist Elizabeth Spelke took a strong position in an ongoing public debate. “There are no differences in overall intrinsic aptitude for science and mathematics among women and men,” the researcher declared. […]

South Africa has one of the world’s richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many misconceptions still exist regarding human evolution, and school textbooks contain inaccuracies.This post was originally published on […]