January 16, 2024
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Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries
Libraries can be an oasis from doomscrolling and information overload. Diliff/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State ... -
AI is here – and everywhere: 3 AI researchers look to the challenges ahead in 2024
AI has arrived. How will it change society in the year ahead? Pavel_Chag/iStock via Getty Images Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University; ...January 8, 2024 -
Stories about war, violence and hate crime can cause anxiety, anger and depression in kids – here’s how to discuss bad news with your children
For younger children in particular, checking in on what they’re seeing on social media is critical. Tassii/E+ via Getty Images Robin ...January 8, 2024 -
What is resilience? A psychologist explains the main ingredients that help people manage stress
Much like learning the skills to climb a mountain – or any other form of physical activity – resilience can be developed. ...January 8, 2024 -
Literature inspired my medical career: Why the humanities are needed in health care
Medicine is as much about the human experience as it is about biology. Jonathan Knowles/Stone via Getty Images Irène Mathieu, University ...January 8, 2024 -
70 years after Brown vs. Board of Education, public schools still deeply segregated
How school attendance zones are drawn can affect segregation. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision Collection/Getty Images Erica Frankenberg, Penn ...January 8, 2024 -
Taylor Swift at Harvard - Why the pop superstar’s work is worthy of study
Last month, Harvard announced that I would be teaching a class next semester called “Taylor Swift and Her World,” an ...December 29, 2023 -
Students could get more sleep and learn better if school started a little later
About 58% of middle schoolers and 73% of high schoolers do not get enough sleep. JackF via iStock / Getty Images Plus Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, ...December 21, 2023