Education
Great minds lead to great solutions. Our education section features solutions and innovations directed at strengthening educational systems around the world.
4 documentaries to help you cope, feel better and relax
They might not typically be the reason you go to the multiplex on a Saturday night. But these upcoming documentaries serve as reminders to live healthier, take a breath, and to be good to ourselves and those around Read More...
This online educator is equipping India’s youth for well-paid tech jobs
For many young Indians, having the time and money to finish a university degree is out of the question. But what is possible to get is a nano-degree from online educator Udacity. Nanodegrees are micro-credential certification courses designed to make learners job-ready through module-based Read More...
Could art observation classes make doctors better at their jobs?
A new study suggests that taking art observation classes could sharpen medical students’ visual analysis skills. This is important because the ability to correctly read and interpret images like X-rays and other kinds of scans is vital in the process of diagnosis–one that beginner medical Read More...
After hundreds of interviews, this writer defines the 4 pillars of life satisfaction
Around the time Emily Esfahani Smith went off to college, she began searching for deeper meaning in her life. She would eventually find it in researching the topic itself, ultimately reaching graduate school to study the psychology of Read More...
Why teachers should make sleep a priority
We all know the stereotype of the coffee-guzzling, yawning teacher – but that image has its roots in the very real stress that early starts and long hours can put on your body. So how can you look after yourself as you adjust to the demanding Read More...
Thinking your way to a better brain
Can the way we think actually change the wiring, activation patters, and physical landscape of our brains? In other words, can our mind, in a sense, control or at least influence the direction of our brain? Our brains are incredibly flexible. Long after the exuberance (fast growth) and the pruning Read More...
Game teaches kids how to code with LEGO bricks
Algobrix looks to translate the principles of coding into a simple build-and-play interface Thanks to Algobrix, children now have the opportunity to learn programming before they learn how to read. Using physical bricks, he or she can simply choose and build a robot, code it to do nearly anything, Read More...
Why more and more high schools are acting like startups
A railroad bridge had become a rusty eyesore in Marion, Iowa, and a local firm was on the hunt for a new design. So Martin Gardner Architecture turned to high school students. A group of budding architects from Iowa BIG, which brings in students from seven Cedar Rapids area high schools to spend Read More...
Florida school district bans homework and asks kids to read books instead
When elementary school students in one Florida district will come back to school next month, they won’t receive traditional homework anymore. Instead, they will be asked to read for 20 minutes every day. The superintendent of the school district says she is basing her decision on research showing Read More...
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is a superheroic meditation on how to be a good person
“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which zipped into theaters last weekend, is almost everything a summer blockbuster should be: It’s very funny without using humor as an excuse to be less than emotionally accessible; its super-sized throw-downs are anchored in real, human-scale conflicts; its world Read More...