Social media use has been shown to decrease mental health and well-being, and to increase levels of political polarization. But social media also provides many benefits, including facilitating access to information, enabling connections with friends, serving as an outlet for expressing opinions and allowing news to be shared freely. To maximize the benefits of social media while […] … learn more→

When it comes to running a successful business, quality management is essential. But what does quality management entail? It’s the process of identifying areas of your organization that need improvement and implementing changes to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction. Quality management training can help businesses achieve their goals faster, and with the rise of online […] … learn more→

Artificial intelligence offers a variety of tools for writing. Knowing them in depth can be beneficial and help us acquire skills and use them ethically. Currently, it is possible to teach how to work effectively with AI in generating ideas when performing writing tasks, as we have investigated . How does artificial intelligence write? The well-known ChatGPT and other AI […] … learn more→

If you’ve ever been scammed, perhaps you resolved to never allow someone to take you for a fool again. But research shows not everyone reacts this way and in fact some fraud victims go into denial. This might help explain why the founder of the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival (a fraudulent luxury music festival), William […] … learn more→

When Apple’s latest software updates drop this month, users will have access to mental health and wellness features unlike anything currently available in a smartphone. With the Apple Watch and iOS health app, Apple has long striven to cement itself in the health-care tech space. But the new features go beyond the standard heart rate, sleep, calorie and fitness trackers […] … learn more→

If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.” The name has been extolled by former students, such as acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who wrote in his 2015 book “Between the World and Me” that his “only Mecca was, is, and […] … learn more→

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science. It combines algorithms and data that allow machines to learn and perform complex tasks. It imitates, to a certain extent, the functioning of human intelligence. After successive waves of development and expansion, AI is now experiencing a new spring. It will continue to develop and impact our lives. In education, its […] … learn more→

Yes, yes, yes. Too much signposting is a Real Thing. Pamela Haug, author of Revise, refers to signposting as traffic direction. Haug reckons that academic writers often spend too much time directing traffic and not enough time getting where they need to go. She says that too much signposting means that You’re getting in the way of your […] … learn more→

In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favour of police abolition. Academics who support abolition promote activism over collaboration. But as calls for “defund the police” pivot to “refund the police” in priority areas — in particular mental health, issues faced by marginalized people and intimate partner violence — police-researcher partnerships are […] … learn more→

The idea of inviting students into classroom conversations that teach them to define and express their concerns, ideas and opinions takes inspiration from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The right to be heard is the general principle, and Article 12 of the UNCRC provides for children’s involvement in decision-making that […] … learn more→