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Education
fromFuturism
7 hours ago

AI Forces College Professor to Get Typewriters for Entire Class

Typewriters in class encourage students to engage more with each other and the learning process, contrasting with modern digital distractions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago

It's official: scientists aren't funny. But it doesn't have to be this way | Helen Pilcher

The findings confirm research that I conducted more than 20 years ago. Under the guise of the Comedy Research Project, Timandra Harkness and I performed a randomised clinical trial to assess whether or not science can be funny.
Humor
OMG science
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed

Raccoons exhibit flexible problem-solving skills, thriving in human environments by successfully navigating complex puzzles.
fromWarpweftandway
4 days ago

Upcoming Collaborative Learning Events

The first event is a roundtable on "Zhuangzi: Fate, Desires, Transformation" on April 6th at 9:00am Beijing time.
Philosophy
#generative-ai
Graphic design
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

Like it or not, AI is part of art school curriculums

Generative AI poses a significant threat to creative professionals, impacting job prospects and sparking protests among students.
Media industry
fromPoynter
5 days ago

ASU's Cronkite School and Poynter Institute launch training collaboration to support journalists and media professionals - Poynter

A collaboration between Arizona State University and the Poynter Institute enhances professional development for journalists through integrated resources and training opportunities.
NYC startup
fromAol
1 week ago

How NYU's Quantum Institute Bridges Science and Application

NYU Quantum Institute aims to integrate diverse scientific disciplines to advance quantum technology within a hyper-connected urban ecosystem.
#california-state-university
fromNextgov.com
4 days ago

Citizen Science Month 2026 is about more than just stargazing

Citizen Science Month is built around a goal of 2.5 million 'Acts of Science,' tying the annual event to America's 250th birthday through a simple but powerful idea: lots of small contributions can add up to something really meaningful.
OMG science
fromNature
5 days ago

Now is the time for scientific societies to guide global research

Modern scientific societies are increasingly vulnerable due to their dependence on membership fees and journal subscriptions, which are being challenged by the rise of virtual networking and open-access publishing.
Science
Education
fromPoynter
4 days ago

Journalism students are more skeptical of AI than you might think - Poynter

Finding a balanced approach to using AI in journalism is essential for ethical practices and effective learning.
European startups
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Welcome, American scientists: Europe, a haven for researchers struggling under Trump

Safe Place for Science initiative successfully attracted U.S. researchers to Europe amid restrictive policies, receiving over 900 applications shortly after its launch.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

The Creativity of Science: How We Discover New Things

Psychological research requires creativity to design studies, develop explanations, and provide practical recommendations.
frompatch.com
2 weeks ago

Free NYC Workshops Offer Art, Language, Tech And Business Skills

Canvas Cafe offers a relaxed painting session honoring Frida Kahlo, featuring guided art-making and conversation, scheduled for March 21 at Fort Washington Library.
Arts
#robotics
Science
fromNature
5 days ago

Inside the 'self-driving' lab revolution

Eve, an AI-powered robotic platform, automates early-stage drug design, significantly enhancing efficiency in scientific research.
Roam Research
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Robo Expo at Chabot Space and Science Center

Chabot Science Center hosts a robotics event on March 28th featuring hands-on bot building, a competition, and NASA aerospace robots on display.
Science
fromNature
5 days ago

Inside the 'self-driving' lab revolution

Eve, an AI-powered robotic platform, automates early-stage drug design, significantly enhancing efficiency in scientific research.
Roam Research
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Robo Expo at Chabot Space and Science Center

Chabot Science Center hosts a robotics event on March 28th featuring hands-on bot building, a competition, and NASA aerospace robots on display.
Education
fromFast Company
6 days ago

The anti-boredom tech tool kit for meetings and classes

Engaging participants in meetings or teaching can be challenging, but tools like Padlet can enhance collaboration and participation.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

Funding and procurement to target UK quantum innovation | Computer Weekly

The UK government commits £1bn over four years to advance quantum computing development, scaling, and infrastructure across multiple technology areas.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

What happens when AI starts checking mathematicians' work

Computer programs that check mathematical arguments have existed for decades, but translating a human-written proof into the strict programming language of a computer is extremely time-consuming, often taking months or even years.
OMG science
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
2 weeks ago

Two Collaborative Learning () Events This Week

The 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project hosts two free public events: Louise Edwards discussing childhood and gender in China on March 19, and Peter Hershock exploring AI and agency from a Buddhist perspective on March 20.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

It's like a giant book club': how schools are getting children excited about reading again

Research has shown there is a reading for pleasure crisis among children in the UK, where enjoyment of books has fallen to its lowest level in two decades. Not so here at Christ Church primary, a tiny Church of England school tucked behind the maze of HS2 construction works in Camden, north London, where children fizz with excitement about books.
Books
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Behavioral science says people who learned about life outside the classroom didn't miss an education - they got a different one, built from necessity and curiosity rather than curriculum, and the thinking it produces is less organized and considerably harder to break - Silicon Canals

Real learning occurs through direct experience and active engagement outside formal education, producing more resilient and adaptable thinkers than classroom instruction alone.
Higher education
fromPoynter
4 days ago

Student journalists are often on their own. I built a network to change that. - Poynter

A regional network of student newspapers was created to support collaboration and resource sharing among student-run publications in Philadelphia.
fromNature
1 week ago

Can China keep up its extraordinary research growth?

China's overall Share from September 2024 to August 2025 exceeded 38,000 and is on course to double that of the United States within the next two years.
Science
#ai-in-education
#public-lectures
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

I've taught thousands of people how to use AI here's what I've learned

Success with AI depends on curiosity and critical thinking rather than technical ability, treating AI as a learnable skill requiring clear direction and proper context rather than a magic solution.
Education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 weeks ago

Bayer funding available to education programs serving Berkeley students

Bayer is offering $100,000 to $400,000 in five-year grants to six organizations supporting STEAM education for Berkeley students from grade school through community college, with funding beginning August 2027.
#higher-education
Science
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Daily briefing: How labs are coping with 'RAMmageddon'

Global RAM chip shortage driven by AI demand forces researchers to innovate with more efficient algorithms and hardware, with supply recovery expected in 18+ months.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

College Students Want More Work-Based Learning

I was like, 'What do you mean, I can actually work and take some classes?' I didn't even know there were apprenticeships out there, because I thought it was something of the past. That was my dream-to go into some field of engineering-so it was great to find something like AT&T, which has an apprenticeship program where you can jump into it, which later becomes software engineering.
Online learning
San Francisco
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Engineering Collaborative Research & Education Building at Penn State University / Payette

ECoRE is a 280,000 SF engineering research and teaching building that connects the main campus and a new engineering precinct, fostering pedestrian and pedagogical collaborations.
OMG science
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Research roundup: Six cool science stories we almost missed

Scientists revived Edison's nickel-iron battery design using protein scaffolding and graphene oxide, creating an aerogel structure for improved renewable energy storage with extended range and longevity.
Science
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Physics at risk: UK science leader on what's wrong with the latest funding cuts

UK Research and Innovation suspended grant reviews and cut funding in particle physics, astronomy, and nuclear physics to prioritize economically-focused research, prompting concerns from the physics community about inadequate government planning.
Higher education
fromNature
2 weeks ago

AI and the PhD student: friend or foe?

PhD students recognize AI's efficiency benefits while fearing it undermines critical academic skills like deep reading, independent thinking, and research competency.
#stem-education
UK politics
fromNature
1 month ago

Don't deprioritize curiosity-driven research

Government-directed shifts in research funding risk undermining curiosity-driven, investigator-led science that generates fundamental knowledge and long-term innovation.
Science
fromState of the Planet
4 weeks ago

Art Meets Science at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Art and science both seek to understand patterns emerging from noise, sharing creative processes and detail-oriented work despite appearing distinct.
fromArchDaily
4 weeks ago

Archiving the Technosphere: How Museum Architecture Mediates Human-Made Systems

The contemporary technology museum has emerged as a performative participant in the systems it seeks to document. The architecture of these institutions has become increasingly fluid and bold, often mirroring the velocity and complexity of the systems it houses. They operate as mediators between the human, the ecological, and the technological realms, transforming from encyclopedic warehouses into active educational engines.
Science
France news
fromNature
1 month ago

Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent

France is funding 46 foreign scientists, mostly from the US, with over €30 million to recruit research talent and promise greater academic freedom.
Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree

Generative AI in education creates tension between convenience and skill development, forcing professors and students to navigate unclear boundaries around responsible use.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

What's the best way to change research fields? These three scientists have ideas

Topic switching during research careers drives innovation and scientific breakthroughs, though timing and frequency matter significantly for career success.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
2 months ago

Exclusive: OpenAI wants to be a scientific research partner

ChatGPT use for advanced hard-science work surged, reaching millions of messages and accelerating researcher adoption and scientific progress.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
2 months ago

Meet Prism, OpenAI's free research workspace for scientists - how to try it

Prism is a free, GPT-5.2–powered collaborative AI workspace that streamlines drafting, revision, collaboration, and LaTeX-native preparation for scientific research without replacing human leadership.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

The Case for Centers for Teaching and Learning (opinion)

This is a striking decision at a moment when public confidence in higher education is eroding. It is also puzzling because rigorous research and evaluation have demonstrated, over and over, the value of the work of centers for teaching and learning, including positive impacts on student learning outcomes, institutional effectiveness and faculty development.
Higher education
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

OpenAI launches Prism, a new AI workspace for scientists | TechCrunch

OpenAI launched Prism, a free GPT-5.2-integrated scientific workspace for drafting, assessing claims, and searching prior research to accelerate human-led science.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Five ways increased militarization could change scientific careers

Rising global military spending and NATO's 5% GDP defence target redirect research funds toward military priorities, helping AI but harming other fields like climate science.
Education
fromeLearning Industry
2 months ago

Bringing Immersive Technologies Into Workforce Training

Immersive technologies (VR, AR, MR) provide safer, hands-on, data-driven training that accelerates practical skill acquisition and improves manufacturing workforce performance.
fromState of the Planet
2 months ago

TRACX Program Connects Educators Worldwide with Ocean Science Research

The TRACX program really strengthened my research skills by allowing me to engage directly with authentic ocean core data and learn how to analyze it using real scientific methods,
Education
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

How to wow a popular-science writer with your research expertise

Effective science communication requires researchers to explain work accurately yet comprehensibly, balancing writers' narrative goals with scientists' commitment to precise truth.
fromNature
1 month ago

Student dilemma: physical science or physical education?

Practical physics classes were competing with the allure of sports in the 1800s, and top tips for the best-smelling garden, in this week's peek at the Nature archives. 100 years ago doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00297-2 This article features text from Nature's archive. By its historical nature, the archive includes some images, articles and language that by twenty-first-century standards are offensive and harmful. Find out more.
Science
Education
fromeLearning Industry
2 months ago

The Education Industry: Shaping Economies, Skills, And The Future Of Learning

Modern education has evolved into a technology-enabled, flexible, and resilient ecosystem that expands access, aligns learning with workforce needs, and drives societal and economic development.
fromNature
1 month ago

Nanoscience is latest discipline to embrace large-scale replication efforts

Calling nanoscientists: your field needs you to try to replicate a landmark finding that quantum dots can act as biosensors inside living cells. As part of the first large-scale effort in the physical sciences to tackle the reproducibility crisis, researchers in France and the Netherlands are offering funds and resources in exchange for a few months of work. "We are trying to use
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Science
fromNature
2 months ago

To gain public trust, make art central to science communication

Art-science collaborations should be supported and normalised to communicate science, strengthen public trust, and develop researchers' observational, creative, and empathetic skills.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Why we don't really know what the public thinks about science

Public understanding of science is limited because measures focus on factual literacy; researchers must broaden evaluation to include institutional knowledge and lived scientific experiences.
fromNature
2 months ago

Calling all scientists: Support your Iranian colleagues

Iranian researchers are in a difficult situation. Those in Iran face low wages, high inflation, sociopolitical instability, resource mismanagement, oppression by the authorities and long-standing international sanctions. High prices hinder conference attendance, as do difficulties obtaining visas. Unstable Internet connections, frequent power outages and lack of access to scholarly sources jeopardize collaborations. Scholars also have to contend with isolation, and sometimes biases, from the international community. And for those who work abroad, travelling to and from Iran is risky, even with visas and double citizenship.
Higher education
Science
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed

Mineral fingerprinting and zircon analysis indicate humans transported Stonehenge stones from distant quarries, not glaciers.
Higher education
fromNature
2 months ago

Five ways to make the academic workplace happier and healthier this year

Academic culture remains hierarchical and unsafe, silencing students and rewarding research output over respectful behaviour, deterring talent and enabling misconduct.
fromNature
1 month ago

'It means I can sleep at night': how sensors are helping to solve scientists' problems

In fact, Stawicki was on a mission to save the lives of around 1,000 zebrafish ( Danio rerio) in her laboratory. Similarities between lines of hair cells on the fish's flanks and those in the mammalian inner ear enable her to use them as a model to study hearing problems in humans caused by some antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs. A sensor had picked up that the lab's heating system had been knocked out by a power fault.
Science
Higher education
fromFast Company
2 months ago

These historic computing labs teach kids what technology was like before phones, social media, and the cloud

A retrocomputing lab provides hands-on access to typical 1980s–2000s computers so students can directly experience historical computing environments.
fromBig Think
2 months ago

The four paths forward for US scientists in 2026

For nearly 100 years, the United States has been the world's leader in a wide variety of scientific fields. No other country has: invested as much in fundamental scientific research, has made more scientific breakthroughs and scientific advances, has attracted more scientific researchers to move there to conduct their research, or has conducted more projects and been home to more scientists that have won Nobel Prizes.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Lab morale got you down? Try a handbook

It quickly became apparent that their duties as principal investigators far exceeded the bench skills that they'd learnt as postdocs.
Higher education
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Science funding needs fixing - but not through chaotic reforms

UK research funding is shifting to a top-down, industrially aligned model, creating uncertainty and risking harm to curiosity-driven science, small groups, and future leaders.
Science
fromNature Partnerships
2 months ago

Promote your products to scientists | Nature Partnerhships

Reach over 43 million monthly users across Nature, Springer, BMC, and Scientific American to target scientists, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and engaged readers.
Science
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Night of Science: Fact, Fiction, and the Future of Autism Research (SF)

An evening public event presents Dr. Matt State and Victoria Colliver for talks and a fireside chat on autism and neuropsychiatric research, followed by a public Q&A.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think the U.S. Is Lagging Behind

A majority of Americans value U.S. scientific leadership, but Democrats increasingly believe the country is losing ground while Republicans view scientific standing more positively.
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