Finnish school students outperform US students on ‘fake news’ digital literacy tasks
A recent study revealed students at an international school in Finland significantly outperformed U.S. students on tasks which measure digital ...
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New study highlights exaggerated physical differences between male and female superheroes
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - Superheroes like Thor and Black Widow may have what ...
AAMC Chief Academic Officer to give education address at Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting
DES PLAINES, IL -- John E. Prescott, MD, chief academic officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), will ...
$10 million grant to support Texas Center for Learning Disabilities
Anonymous gift makes center at UH sustainableCredit: University of Houston An anonymous $10-million gift by a grateful patient family to ...
Changing how a country types: New keyboard standard makes typing in French easier
New standard created with state-of-the-art algorithm adopted by FranceCredit: Aalto University Helsinki, Finland--Keyboards touch our everyday lives yet, despite the ...
Research shows impact of poverty on children’s brain activity
Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function - according to new research from the University of ...
Complex artefacts don’t prove brilliance of our ancestors
Credit: University of Exeter Artefacts such as bows and arrows do not necessarily prove our ancestors had sophisticated reasoning and ...
It is not necessary to understand a technology in order to improve it!
Credit: Maxime Derex Are the technologies produced by human civilisations the result of our intellectual abilities or our capacity for ...
New interactive technology to help children with special needs learn better
Supported by Temasek Foundation, NTU develops interactive educational tools trialled at MINDSCredit: NTU Singapore With funding from Temasek Foundation, Nanyang ...
What Americans know about science
Americans with more formal education fare better on science-related questions, while Republicans and Democrats are roughly similar in their overall ...
RIT faculty earns award to study how to help more students become scientists, engineers
Study will assess how experiential learning improves interest, retention and career preparation A Rochester Institute of Technology professor has earned ...
Trained musicians perform better — at paying attention
Musical training improves the ability to tune out distractions, and the more training, the better the control, reports research published ...
New research unlocking the secrets of how languages change
RIT/NTID team examines Nicaraguan sign language to determine whether languages change so they are easier to produce or to understandCredit: ...
More vitamin D may improve memory but too much may slow reaction time
Rutgers-led study of post-menopausal women finds potential risks and benefitsCredit: Sue Shapses/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How much vitamin D can boost ...