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AI matches human teachers: Brief pre-lecture chat boosts students’ brain synchrony and learning outcomes

Millions of students worldwide have long relied on self-paced learning through pre-recorded video lectures, a model that forms the backbone of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and large-scale online education. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, dependence […]

‘What do you want to be?’ The spark that helps Indigenous people go to university

Across Australia, universities and governments say increasing the numbers of Indigenous graduates is one of the main priorities in tertiary education.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Federal grant terminations disproportionately impact minority scientists, study finds

Researchers from University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science have found that recent federal grant terminations targeting research on health equity and gender identity have disproportionately affected […]

School cell phone bans deliver benefits—but not right away

New research reveals that while bans aren’t an instant panacea for problems in U.S. classrooms, schools can achieve positive outcomes with persistence, according to a report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.This article […]

Diaspora distress: When geopolitical conflict follows immigrant workers into the office

Rostam does not sleep through the night anymore. At 2 a.m., when his phone buzzes, he’s awake before the sound finishes. It might be his parents calling from Tehran, on a connection that is unreliable, […]

What working‑class boys need to succeed at school: Respect and open conversations

Across the UK, working-class boys are navigating an unprecedented convergence of pressures. There are entrenched gaps between working-class boys and their peers in their levels of attainment at every stage of education.This article is brought […]

A tale as old as time: Young, attractive femme fatale lore appears in nearly every culture

From James Bond movies to water spirits in mythology, the tales of attractive, dangerous female forms that distract the hero from his path or lure men to their deaths have been around for quite some […]

Over 60% of developing countries face overlapping socioeconomic and water security challenges, scientists warn

Unsafe drinking water is not just a technical problem. It is a sign of deeper inequality, concludes a new investigation of the state of water quality in 138 countries by the United Nations University Institute […]

Feeling underqualified can help drive performance or toxic behavior—depending on one psychological factor

We’ve all been there: staring at a job description or a daunting new project and feeling a cold prickle of dread. You have the degree, maybe even the title, but looking at the task ahead, […]

Reducing social inequality: Why the scope of measures is crucial

In modern social research, sociological questions are increasingly being answered with the help of experiments; for example, whether employers discriminate in personnel selection, whether immigrants are treated less well in social situations, or whether counseling […]