While the internet has made accessing information and updates on what is happening in the world extremely easy, it has also facilitated the proliferation of fake news. Over the past decades, fake news has thus become a heated ...
Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture hall today, you will hear students tapping on laptops.
Education
Feb 26, 2025
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If you're like many Americans, you probably didn't take all your vacation time this past year. Even if you did, it's highly likely you didn't fully unplug while off the clock. But you might want to change that if you want ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2025
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Teaching children how to identify and combine parts of words is an important component of a comprehensive approach to reading and spelling instruction, new ACU research shows.
Education
Jan 15, 2025
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Students do better when lessons are tailored to individual learning styles—but not so much that it's worth the investment of time and money. That's the main finding of a recent peer-reviewed study I co-authored.
Education
Jan 6, 2025
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It's never been easier to stay connected to work. Even when we're on leave, our phones and laptops keep us tethered. Many of us promise ourselves we won't check emails during our break. But we do.
Social Sciences
Dec 25, 2024
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It's a question that has puzzled thinkers for centuries: Are we humans alone in our pursuit of fairness and the frustration we feel when others get what we want?
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2024
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A trio of archaeologists at the University of Cambridge, in the U.K. conducted a study of hundreds of papers outlining research into hunter–gatherer societies, finding that people in such groups engage in a variety of physical ...
Over the past decades, psychologists and policymakers have been trying to devise interventions that could dissuade individuals from engaging in dishonest social behaviors, such as tax evasion or fraud. One promising strategy ...
Young children spend a lot of time using screens: watching television, playing on touchscreen apps, or face timing with grandparents. In fact, research on global screen time guidelines has found that around 75% of children ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2024
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