Academic writing can be a pretty solitary pastime. Lonely even. There’s nobody to talk to in those moments when you just can’t seem to think your way through the fog or find the right way to get an idea onto the page. These are the times when many people turn to their dog or cat […] … learn more→
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Understanding the role of a Personal Injury Lawyer: Do you really need one?
When accidents happen and injuries occur due to someone else’s negligence, victims often find themselves facing a complex web of medical bills, insurance claims, and legal procedures that can feel overwhelming during an already stressful time. The question of whether to hire a personal injury lawyer frequently arises, particularly when dealing with seemingly straightforward cases […] … learn more→
What suicidal teens say matters most to them
Why would a suicidal teenager choose to live? It’s not the kind of question most of us ever want to ask. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds worldwide. Much of the research and media coverage still focuses on why teens might want to die. Far less often do we ask the […] … learn more→
OpenAI looks to online advertising deal – AI-driven ads will be hard for consumers to spot
Making AI quicker, smarter and better is proving to be a very expensive business. Companies like OpenAI are investing billions of dollars in hardware, and the likes of Meta are offering top (human) talent huge salaries for their expertise. So perhaps it’s no surprise that these businesses have started exploring new ways of making money as well as spending […] … learn more→
Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
Even if you don’t recall many facts from high school biology, you likely remember the cells required for making babies: egg and sperm. Maybe you can picture a swarm of sperm cells battling each other in a race to be the first to penetrate the egg. For decades, scientific literature described human conception this way, […] … learn more→
Some unis are moving away from in-person lectures. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing
Students have been protesting to keep in-person lectures at the newly amalgamated Adelaide University next year. University representatives say Adelaide University will not remove face-to-face lectures but “rework” the traditional format in line with research on how students learn. This could include quizzes, group discussions or self-paced-learning modules. Whether lectures are on-campus or online will vary by course and […] … learn more→
Why are we so tired when we go back to school?
Asking this question when many French people, who are lucky enough to be able to take a vacation, have just finished it feels somewhat untimely. Even if vacations are never exactly what we had imagined they would be, even if their end is often accompanied by a little nostalgia (“Farewell, bright light of our too-short […] … learn more→
Adding more green space to a campus is a simple, cheap and healthy way to help millions of stressed and depressed college students
Stress on college students can be palpable, and it hits them from every direction: academic challenges, social pressures and financial burdens, all intermingled with their first taste of independence. It’s part of the reason why anxiety and depression are common among the 19 million students now enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, and why incidents of suicide and […] … learn more→
Why teach financial education in schools
At a very early age, at school, we learn to count and master sometimes complex mathematical concepts. Are we, however, capable, in practice, of understanding basic financial concepts or navigating banking services? Isn’t the implementation of specific education on these issues an equality issue? According to the Banque de France , 41% of French people believe […] … learn more→
Eight seconds and dropping? How to make the most of short attention spans
We are regularly bombarded with information about a steep drop in attention spans. Based on its own data in 2015, Microsoft reported that the average attention span had dropped from about 12 seconds for millennials to eight seconds for gen Z. And as the new Premier League season kicked off, UEFA introduced a new “eight seconds rule” stating a […] … learn more→
