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Education Feb 13, 2024

Technology with empathy: Using conversational agents in education

Artificial intelligence and natural language processing technologies are driving the use of pedagogical conversational agents with empathic capabilities. They are virtual tools (e.g., chatbots) that are able to evoke an empathetic ...

Social Sciences Jan 29, 2024

Digital 'history machines' are never politically neutral, researcher says

The idea of creating a "universal library" that contains the entirety of all the human knowledge and heritage has inspired the imaginations of the brightest minds of scholars and humanists since ancient times.

Environment Jan 20, 2024

Trash TV: Streaming giants are failing to educate youth about waste recycling. Why it matters

As a new parent, I've had the joy of watching animated cartoons with my two-year-old son. His favorite show is "Trash Truck," on Netflix, featuring a tight-knit ensemble of five characters: a trash truck, a young boy, a raccoon, ...

Environment Dec 7, 2023

Multimedia distribution and health risk assessment of typical organic pollutants in a retired industrial park

In developing countries, a large number of retired industrial parks require economical and effective risk assessment and remediation. Assessing the comprehensive risk of large retired industrial parks remains a considerable ...

Social Sciences Nov 2, 2023

Multimedia is key to distance education: Researcher builds a model South African universities can use

Distance education first appeared in the United States in the 1800s. At the time, students received the relevant material through the post and then returned it to the institution.

Education May 30, 2023

AI study finds the habit of continuous study was more widespread during lockdown

According to a study by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), the Eurecat technology center and the Autonomous University of Madrid, published in PLOS ONE, students worked more continuously during the pandemic, which ...

Education May 22, 2023

Video games and education: Five steps for choosing the perfect classroom game

Minecraft is officially the most played video game in history. Despite been 12 years old, the public does not seem to have lost interest: over 175 million people play Minecraft at least once a month. The number of players ...

Education Jul 12, 2022

Virtual reality can support and enhance outdoor environmental education

The use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for environmental education is controversial. Some are concerned that these technologies might replace or disrupt outdoor experiences that can connect students to ...

Mathematics Apr 1, 2022

Interactive map gets closer to pinpointing African origins erased during slave trade

A collaboration between CU Boulder's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis and Digital Slavery Research Lab aims to regenerate identities using statsitics.

Education Mar 16, 2022

The use of videos in teaching could improve academic performance by 20%

Educational videos are one of the most widely used resources in the world of education, in both online and on-site environments. A thesis by Victor Jesús García Hernández to obtain his doctorate in the doctoral program ...

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