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UrduWith the aging of the world’s population, there is a growing interest in elucidating the factors that support wellbeing in old age. Longitudinal life course epidemiological research is required to provide a continuous view from birth to old age and…
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Lev Manovich’s ‘Cultural Analytics’ is leading the way to understanding digital culture
New book looks at intersection of data science & media studies, presenting concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural data
Trees set sixth-graders up for success
URBANA, Ill. – The transition to middle school is undeniably tough for many sixth-graders, even in the best of times. Mounting academic demands, along with changes in peer dynamics and the onset of puberty, result in a predictable and sometimes…
Game ‘pre-bunks’ political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy
A short online game in which players are recruited as a “Chief Disinformation Officer”, using tactics such as trolling to sabotage elections in a peaceful town, has been shown to reduce susceptibility to political misinformation in its users. The free-to-play
Mobile phones help Americans encounter more diverse news
Thanks largely to mobile phones, Americans are reading news from a wider range of sources, though many do not read any online news at all.
Secrets behind “Game of Thrones” unveiled by data science and network theory
What are the secrets behind one of the most successful fantasy series of all time? How has a story as complex as “Game of Thrones” enthralled the world and how does it compare to other narratives? Researchers from five universities…
Can individual differences be detected in same-shaped pottery vessels by unknown craftsmen?
An interdisciplinary research team has investigated whether there are quantitative differences that can be used to identify individual potters who make traditional, fixed-shape vessels that have been made in the same way for generations. Consequently, they discovered that there are…
Humans are born with brains ‘prewired’ to see words
Study finds connections to language areas of the brain
How genetic variation gives rise to differences in mathematical ability
DNA variation in a gene called ROBO1 is associated with early anatomical differences in a brain region that plays a key role in quantity representation, potentially explaining how genetic variability might shape mathematical performance in children, according to a study…
Cognitive elements of language have existed for 40 million years
Humans are not the only beings that can identify rules in complex language-like constructions – monkeys and great apes can do so, too, a study at the University of Zurich has shown. Researchers at the Department of Comparative Language Science…
National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator awards $1 million grant to team
Funding supports computing accessibility research to analyze facial expressions in ASL
Monkey study suggests that they, like humans, may have ‘self-domesticated’
It’s not a coincidence that dogs are cuter than wolves, or that goats at a petting zoo have shorter horns and friendlier demeanors than their wild ancestors. Scientists call this “domestication syndrome” — the idea that breeding out aggression inadvertently…
Novel software assesses phonologial awareness
Understanding sounds in language is a critical building block for child literacy, yet this skill is often overlooked. Researchers from Michigan State University have developed a new software tool to assess children’s phonological awareness — or, how they process the…
Deep neural networks show promise for predicting future self-harm based on clinical notes
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina use deep learning models to identify patients at risk of intentional self-harm based on unstructured patient clinical notes alone
Is English the lingua franca of science? Not for everyone
For many non-English speakers, language is a hindrance to full participation in science
Multiple neurodevelopmental conditions may lead to worse educational outcomes
Scottish children with multiple neurodevelopmental conditions experience greater school absenteeism and exclusion, poorer exam attainment and increased unemployment, according to a study published October 13 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Michael Fleming of the University of Glasgow, and…
Musical training can improve attention and working memory in children – study
Cognitive benefits could last a lifetime
Avoiding ableist language in autism research
New Rochelle, NY –Ableist language is often used by autism researchers, which assumes that autistic people are “broken” or inferior to non-autistic people. Strategies for avoiding ableist language are provided in Autism and Adulthood . Click here to read the…
Springer Nature extends digital flexibility in its new eBook offers
Libraries and research institutions to have more choice and greater flexibility in order to access digital book content in ways that work for them.
MU earns $5.45 million to advance literacy efforts throughout Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Literacy serves as the foundation of education, and the ability to read and write well is critical to a child’s success in school and beyond. As part of the Show Me Literacies Collaborative, University of Missouri researchers…
A simple enrollment change yields big dividends in children’s early learning program
Duke study shows automatic enrollment, paired with option to opt-out, is highly effective at boosting parents’ participation
How long does the preschool advantage last?
Attending preschool boosts young children’s math, literacy skills, but peers catch up in kindergarten, study finds
Why writing by hand makes kids smarter
Professor Audrey van der Meer at NTNU believes that national guidelines should be put into place to ensure that children receive at least a minimum of handwriting training.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: How education can succeed in times of crises
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina presents English version of its fifth ad-hoc-statement on the coronavirus pandemic
Why writing by hand makes kids smarter
Writing by hand creates much more activity in the sensorimotor parts of the brain, researchers found.
Springer Nature launches its first virtual hub at Frankfurt Book Fair 2020
With the Frankfurt Book Fair not taking place as a physical event this year, Springer Nature is instead opening its doors to its first virtual hub.
Busy pictures hinder reading ability in children
A new study published by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University shows extraneous images draw attention from text, reducing comprehension in beginning readers
Education: an influencing factor for intergenerational mobility in Canada
Education tied to intergenerational mobility
Grant facilitates research on behavioral development and cognitive aging over lifespan
UC Riverside psychologist Chandra Reynolds will lead the five-year research project
KU develops app to help students self-monitor behavior, stay on task
I-Connect web-based system adaptable for home education, shares data with mentors
Fostering ‘political’ attitude adjustments
MU study proposes narrative writing exercise as way to reduce polarization in US politics
uOttawa, Taiwan’s National Dong Hwa promote Indigenous academic and research initiatives
The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences is joining forces with Taiwan’s National Dong Hwa University College of Indigenous Studies (NDHU-CIS) to promote Indigenous Studies after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on academic and research cooperation. The aim…
Online training helps preemies
Being born too soon can have long-term consequences for children’s school success.
Complex phonological tests are useful for diagnosing reading dysfunction
HSE University researchers have confirmed that the level of phonological processing skills in children can impact their ability to master reading. Complex phonological tests are best suited to detect phonological impairment. The study was published on September 6, 2020, in…
Consumers value difficult decisions over easy choices
New findings have implications in marketing communications
Four education researchers lay out best practices for higher ed distance learning
Based on sound social science, the resource tackles virtual faculty-student relationships, professor self-care, and more
New research shows how fast our brains are at ‘recording’ new words
How much time does a brain need to learn a new word? A team of Skoltech researchers and their colleagues monitored changes in brain activity associated with learning new words and found that cortical representations of the sound and meaning…
Diversifying Readership through open access: A usage analysis for open access books
New Springer Nature white paper analyses geographical diversity and usage of OA books
Tel Aviv University study confirms widespread literacy in biblical-period kingdom of Judah
Texts dating back to around 600 BCE were written by 12 different authors
RIT/NTID researchers study how deaf and hearing people watch sign language
Eye gaze movements tell how well a person can understand sign language
Brain stimulation reduces dyslexia deficits
Restoring normal patterns of rhythmic neural activity through non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain alleviates sound-processing deficits and improves reading accuracy in adults with dyslexia, according to a study published September 8, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by…
Key priorities for transplant and living donor advocacy during COVID-1
Researchers describe ways to achieve optimal patient advocacy for kidney recipients and donors during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Smartphones are lowering student’s grades, study finds
Rutgers study found relying on the internet for homework is hurting long-term retention
Federal and state websites flunk COVID-19 reading-level review
Online pages used long sentences, complex wording when sharing health info
A scientific approach to education reform
Challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have laid bare the need to reinvent education; Sanjay Sarma’s new book points a way
How the brain’s internal states affect decision-making
Biomedical Engineering ‘s Matthew Smith and Byron Yu, along with former Ph.D. student Ben Cowley (School of Computer Science ’18), have studied the neural basis through which internal states in the brain affect decision-making over an extended period of time.…
Toddlers who use touchscreens show attention differences
Toddlers with high daily touchscreen use are faster to find targets that stood out during visual search compared to toddlers with no or low touchscreen use – according to new research from Birkbeck, University of London and King’s College London.…
Impact of family income on learning in children shaped by hippocampus in brain
TORONTO, ON – A new study by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) has identified the region of the brain’s hippocampus that links low income with decreased memory and language ability in children. Previous…
Understanding why some children enjoy TV more than others
Children’s own temperament could be driving the amount of TV they watch – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Birkbeck, University of London. New findings published today show that the brain responses of 10-month-old babies…
“Junior republics,” a unique concept in the history of American childhood
Professor Jennifer Light’s new book explores a movement to instill American democratic values in children.