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a young child watching a video on a laptop

A new study combines eye tracking and artificial intelligence to identify the exact moments in an educational video that matter for learning in children.

The study could also predict how…

Bradley Lepper

Archaeologist Bradley Lepper ’79 MA, ’86 PhD has devoted his life to understanding and celebrating the unsung wonders of the Hopewell culture. The rest of the world is finally catching up.

a group of teenagers watching a movie

Most popular coming-of-age movies don’t reflect the true challenges of adolescence, suggests new research.

An analysis led by Kate Stewart, a PhD student in…

A long-tailed macaque in the wild

Have you ever wondered what kind of video content would most grab the attention of monkeys?

A new study of long-tailed macaques suggests the monkeys seem to like some of the same kind of…

a person holding a pregnancy test

As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through – and many won’t be that bothered if…

parents and their kids at a soccer field

Parents, it is not just your imagination – you are spending more time, money and resources on your kids’ sports activities than moms and dads from previous generations.

A new nationwide…

Bruce Vilanch

The bespectacled comedian, actor, writer and 1970 journalism graduate shares 10 things he’s taken from his show-biz misadventures.

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As artificial intelligence (AI) grows more sophisticated by the day, educators are finding new ways to incorporate it into their coursework. Its applications go beyond generative language and big…

Researchers look over the remains of a platform monument

New research brings together 7,000 years of history in South Arabia to show how ancient pastoralists changed placement and construction of monuments over time in the face of environmental and…