A new study has investigated whether challenges faced by educators in teaching statistics could be reduced by changing how it is taught and revealed that there is no ‘right way,’ giving flexibility to educators to choose how…
Children who used a virtual reality (VR) headset before surgery showed reduced self-reported distress and fear, along with lower heart rate and blood pressure, according to a new study published November 5th in the open…
In a national study of nearly 1,000 elementary and middle school teachers, a simple “wise feedback” prompt made teachers’ comments more specific, but also surfaced small race- and gender-linked differences in feedback about students’ math…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Disagreement is crucial to a healthy democracy, according to Mitchell P. Smith, director of the School of International Affairs and professor of international affairs at Penn State. But when perceptions diverge so…
PARK RIDGE, IL, OCT. 22, 2026 — New research from Advocate Health’s Advocate Aurora Research Institute suggests that giving pediatric residents hands-on training with medical devices may help them communicate more effectively with the families…
You’ve likely heard this assumption: When AI-enabled and autonomous machines arrive on the farm, jobs will disappear. But researchers at the University of California, Davis, who studied 16 fruit tree operations in California and Washington…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A story that places us inside the mind of a character who is remorseful about causing harm can inspire forgiveness for that fictional bad act, a new study finds. But the literary…
Brian Christian has spent 20 years thinking about how artificial intelligence will change our minds and our world. His 2020 book The Alignment Problem has been praised as one of the best on AI, and like many…
Feeling secure in a relationship is not only about how people connect with their partners today. It may also depend on how confident they are that the relationship will continue into the future. Feelings of…
CSI may have spawned innumerable spinoffs, but it turns out you can’t trust TV — or sniffer dogs: new research is questioning the scientific basis for the dogs’ use by police, as well as aspects…