Education
Great minds lead to great solutions. Our education section features solutions and innovations directed at strengthening educational systems around the world.
How redesigning playgrounds leads to healthier kids
Playgrounds are a go-to resource for parents and teachers to keep kids entertained and blow off some extra steam, but while swing sets and monkey bars are classics, research shows that rethinking our playgrounds with more innovative designs can actually help kids get more exercise. The World Read More...
This augmented reality app invites kids to speak up for the planet
Though they are the ones who will bear the consequences of whatever action is taken today to protect the environment, kids are rarely heard in these matters. Wanting to give them a voice, a renowned artist has created a piece of art that does exactly that. Developed by Danish-Icelandic artist Read More...
Nerve stimulations could help us master more languages
Learning new languages gets harder as we age, but researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) may have found a solution to mastering languages later in life. The team of researchers has come up with a simple, earbud-like device that Read More...
How to better prepare for the online school year
When learning suddenly went online in March, many parents scrambled to make sense of the virtual classroom. Now, as we head into a mostly virtual school year once more, we have the power to be more prepared than the last go around. Here are two great strategies to be more prepared for online Read More...
Mobile game lets you build ecosystems to help solve real ecological issues
As climate change, deforestation, pollution, and other human activities threaten our natural world, scientists often turn to mathematical models to see what actions need to be taken to ensure that ecosystems are kept in balance. Now, anyone can try their hand at keeping an ecosystem in balance Read More...
The Vegetable Orchestra replaces instruments with something tastier
Over the last 22 years a Vienna-based orchestra has been taking a rather unconventional approach towards music performance by showing that, apart from being good for your health, vegetables also have great acoustic potential. Prior to each of their performances, the members of the Vegetable Read More...
This initiative builds bamboo bikes so kids in Ghana can get to school
Children in Ghana’s rural areas often have to walk for miles to get to school, an exhausting trip that can impede kids’ learning process, and even prevent some from pursuing an education altogether. A local initiative is aiming to change that by offering bikes made of bamboo to far-flung Read More...
Let your child design their own playground with this versatile kit
In the ever-expanding search for ways to keep kids entertained while stuck at home, Chloe Varelidi, an architect turned toy designer, has created a kit that allows kids to build their own playgrounds. The kit, called Follies, consists of 45 flat plastic shapes in bright colors that slide together Read More...
Victoria will offer free menstrual products in all public schools
In a big win for women’s health, the Victorian state government in Australia has announced that it will offer free menstrual products in all public schools. The initiative is a first for Australia and will make tampons and pads available across all 1,500 government schools. The initiative aims Read More...
Artist donates paintings to all 1,800 employees at Brooklyn hospital
While typically on display in museums and art galleries around the world, the artwork of Los Angeles-based artist Michael Gittes has recently made its way into the apartments and office cubicles of 1,800 employees of a hospital in Brooklyn. Looking to show his appreciation for the heroic efforts Read More...