This post is an edited interview transcript of our discussion with the wonderful Tamika Heiden for the 2024 Research Impact Summit  Tamika Heiden:  People can feel like research engagement is an add-on. I think it should be starting to feel like business-as-usual, but the piece that isn’t business-as-usual would be the fact they have to track it ongoing. […] … learn more→

Educators and parents buy educational apps (EduApps) to help children learn, bringing in billions of dollars for the mobile app industry, a significant portion of which goes into the pockets of leading app stores. But when people visit app stores, they are overwhelmed with hundreds of thousands of options. Children can learn from well-designed EduApps, but choosing bad apps wastes schools’ […] … learn more→

The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials, and an estimated 7% believe that they have seen a UFO. The figures are even higher in the US – and rising. The number of people who believe UFO sightings offer likely […] … learn more→

As the U.S. becomes increasingly polarized, diversity, equity and inclusion – also known as DEI – efforts have been touted as a way to bridge social divides and promote a sense of belonging for everyone, especially for those who have been traditionally excluded or marginalized. But in recent years, a backlash has set in, with many institutions defunding their […] … learn more→

People have pondered whether dreams have a purpose throughout human history. Modern scientists are fascinated with this question too. For a long time the science of dreams has oscillated between fringe research and the mainstream. But creative study designs and new technology are transforming it into an exciting and serious research niche. Here are four recent breakthroughs that […] … learn more→

Life coach, wellness coach, business coach, weight loss coach, breakup coach – the list goes on and on. All are different titles for similar jobs, with the same limitation: Anyone can claim to be an expert. Health “coaching” alone is a US$7.6 billion market in the United States, linked to the wellness and lifestyle medicine industries, as well […] … learn more→

There has been a notable rise in parents choosing to home educate their children over recent years, and particularly since the COVID pandemic. Elective home education – carrying out a child’s education at home, outside the school system – is a legal right in the UK. The number of families home educating is not known. There is no legal requirement […] … learn more→

If we are to believe the media and the French political class, schools, teaching and, more broadly, education are in crisis in our country. There are countless press articles that relay this idea; the same thing on social networks and on television. The program Zone interdite on the M6 ​​channel broadcast, for example, in November 2023, a […] … learn more→

Critics of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, commonly referred to by the acronym DEI, are increasingly using boycotts and bans to fight against their use. People often argue that this anti-DEI backlash is motivated by race-neutral concerns – for example, that DEI practices are irrelevant to work performance or are too political. But our recent research, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational and […] … learn more→

Artificial intelligence (AI) has provided unlimited access to information in a short time, thus providing convenience in terms of education. With AI, students can collect various secondary information needed for assignments in a faster time than manual article searches . However, AI can also cause several problems, such as the leakage of personal data , technological bias in handling human mentality, and a lack of […] … learn more→