education

An interactive “globe of notability” shows the curious correspondences and the strange landscape of global fame.

Symbolic gestures often speak to our psyche in ways no rational action could ever speak to our intellect.

There is no long-term beneficial effect of medication on standardized test scores.

In the age of distraction, don’t we all want to read faster and more efficiently?

Polarization or misunderstanding?

Easily distracted? Try a “distractibility delay.”

Screens were around in previous generations, but now they truly define childhood.

“A cheap loan is beyond all new destiny.” Does that mean anything to you?

Former Harvard professor and best-selling author Todd Rose explains the problem with prestigious colleges and how the future of higher ed could be bright.

Science cannot be isolated from culture.

Learning another language might make you richer, sexier, and smarter. Why not try it?

Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

Volunteering at a food bank, doing a coding workshop, or taking an online course might earn you micro-credentials.

Majoring in economics can boost a graduate’s early-career income by several thousand dollars, at least for those who live in California.

The U.S. economy is creating thousands of new jobs each month–and overwhelmingly, most of them go to people with education beyond high school.

I hate grading. I love teaching, though, and giving students feedback is teaching.

40% of today’s students work full time while another 40% are over the age of 25. Here’s how to change higher education to fit today’s students.

Can stories help us become more creative?

The ranking is encouragingly diverse, with the top 10 featuring representation from five regions.

Most people have a distorted view of what being a scientist is like. Scientists need to make a greater effort to challenge stereotypes.

Africa has the most universities in the 2022 rankings with over two thirds of the world’s youngest universities.

Investments in public libraries are a long-term investment in children and communities.

Religion fosters traits that are helpful in a school system that relies on authority figures and rewards people who follow the rules.

We forget how unnatural a lot of formal education is. “Learning how to learn” requires bridging the gap between the abstract and the natural.

More than a decade ago, Armenia made chess a required subject in school because it teaches kids how to think and cope with failure. The U.S. should follow suit.

People around the world, mostly Generation Z, are obsessed with the look and feel of gothic, elitist universities. Why?

Many of his criticisms ring true today.

Learning styles are supposed to help learners take ownership of their education, but research doesn’t back up this well-intentioned myth.

The creator of the index called it a public utility for accessing the “vast ocean” of human knowledge.