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Researchers offered practical checklist to enhance scientific data visualization
Every year, more than one million scientific articles are published in the life sciences. Two-thirds of them include statistical figures that are not always understandable, interpretable, or reproducible—even for fellow ...
Education
Jul 4, 2025
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Parents who oppose sex education in schools often don't discuss it at home
Public battles over what schools can teach about sex, identity and relationships, often framed around "parental rights," have become more intense in recent years.
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2025
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International student activism histories show how education can foster democracy
On March 25, 2025, a Turkish Ph.D. student at Tufts University, Rümeysa Öztürk, was walking in a Boston suburb when she was detained by plain-clothed federal agents. A video of the encounter went viral, sparking fear and ...
Education
Jul 3, 2025
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Large-scale study adds to mounting case against notion that boys are born better at math
Twenty years ago, cognitive psychologist Elizabeth Spelke took a strong position in an ongoing public debate. "There are no differences in overall intrinsic aptitude for science and mathematics among women and men," the researcher ...
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2025
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Fun with fossils: South African kids learn a whole lot more about human evolution from museum workshops
South Africa has one of the world's richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many misconceptions still exist regarding human evolution, and school textbooks contain inaccuracies.
Education
Jul 3, 2025
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For effective science communication, 'just the facts' isn't good enough, say scholars
In a new communications landscape that feasts on polarization, the science community needs to rethink how it engages society in scientific discovery, controversy and policy.
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2025
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Childcare sexual abuse is mostly committed by men—failing to recognize that puts children at risk
Australians are reeling from the news that Victorian childcare worker Joshua Dale Brown has been charged with more than 70 offenses against children, including rape.
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2025
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Group work and discussion help to build student confidence using math in science lessons, study shows
Group work and giving students time to discuss their work helps to build their confidence in using math in science lessons, a new study shows.
Education
Jul 2, 2025
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Sibling study finds early education boosts brain power
How much does education actually sharpen the mind?
Education
Jul 2, 2025
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Global survey finds individual merit, not solidarity, prioritized by early childhood education policies
Do we climb the social ladder alone or with help from our communities? Early childhood education (ECE) policies are betting on the former, according to a study published in PLOS One by Katarzyna Bobrowicz from the University ...
Economics & Business
Jul 2, 2025
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Parents are feeling anxious about men in childcare centers. Stronger rules would make everyone feel safer
Horrific allegations of child sexual abuse in childcare centers across Melbourne have put the role of men in early childhood education back in the spotlight.
Education
Jul 2, 2025
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Simplified science communication via videos may trick viewers into overestimating their own expertise
A research team at the University of Cologne has found that video summaries of scientific studies that are presented in a more simple manner, using simpler language and visual presentation, lead to better comprehension of ...
Education
Jul 2, 2025
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Could electric brain stimulation lead to better math skills?
A painless, noninvasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how this might be most helpful ...
Mathematics
Jul 2, 2025
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'Writing is thinking': Do students who use ChatGPT learn less?
When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination, she noticed that a woman named Sally was the victim in many of the stories.
Education
Jul 2, 2025
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This puzzle game shows kids how they're smarter than AI
While the current generation of artificial intelligence chatbots still flub basic facts, the systems answer with such confidence that they're often more persuasive than humans. Adults, even those such as lawyers with deep ...
Education
Jul 1, 2025
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Turning social fragmentation into action through discovering relatedness
Discovering relatedness outside of a topical issue helps diverse groups to overcome differences and develop action for social change. The Kobe University addition to educational theory offers a framework to analyze and promote ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2025
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Brain stimulation can boost math learning in people with weaker neural connections
The strength of certain neural connections can predict how well someone can learn math, and mildly electrically stimulating these networks can boost learning, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ...
Mathematics
Jul 1, 2025
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One in four Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey
The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of the earliest and most iconic conflicts in America's ongoing culture war.
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2025
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Racism and sexism are 'alarmingly normalized' in NHS—report makes suggestions for moving forward
Racism and sexism are "alarmingly normalized" within the structures and person-to-person interactions across the NHS, and the NHS has delayed acknowledging and learning from the evidence, says a report from the BMJ Commission ...
Education
Jul 1, 2025
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A new 'prac payment' has just kicked in. But it ignores many university students
On Tuesday, some Australian university students got access to a new payment. The Commonwealth Prac Payment is available to eligible teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work students.
Economics & Business
Jul 1, 2025
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