Social media platforms can play an important role for teaching students already hard-wired into the tools and for advancing teacher professional development, says a Michigan State University researcher who wrote the first ...
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2020
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The proliferation of false news stories is a big problem in social media, but there may be a very simple remedy, according to a new Vanderbilt University study published in Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review.
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2020
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A young researcher from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania—Domantas Didziapetris—created an artificial intelligence based solution for measuring the emotional climate in Manhattan, New York. After carrying ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 5, 2019
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Boys from disadvantaged backgrounds benefit most from early schooling, helping to narrow the skills gap with boys from high socio-economic backgrounds, according to new research.
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2019
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Microbial communities residing within the gut have been implicated in several aspects of health and disease. The mammalian gut microbiome, for example, not only influences metabolic functions and immune responses, but has ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2019
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Research has shown that students' learning and cognitive performance can be influenced by emotional reactions to learning, like enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom. Most studies on this topic have been done in labs. Now a new ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2017
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Technology company Softbank's Pepper robot is going on sale in Japan on Saturday, equipped with a "heart" designed to not only recognize human emotions but react with simulations of anger, joy and irritation.
Robotics
Jun 18, 2015
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Two professional development programs for pre-kindergarten teachers have improved their interactions with children, according to a new report for Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL). ...
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2015
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We're enjoying the one time of year when protests of "I can't sing!" are laid aside and we sing carols with others. For some this is a once-a-year special event; the rest of the year is left to the professionals to handle ...
Social Sciences
Dec 24, 2014
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Irritation, in particular, can make drivers more aggressive and less attentive. EPFL researchers, in collaboration with PSA Peugeot Citroen, have developed an on-board emotion detector based on the analysis of facial expressions. ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 14, 2014
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