
11 2025 June
Why Boys Are Falling Behind In School (And How To Fix It)
American schools and kindergarten specifically are not designed for boys … But they should be. That’s the conclusion from a piece in the New York...
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23 2024 October
Student Caught Using AI, So His Parents Sued School. This is Why It Matters …
“Parents sue school after son gets punished for using AI on class project.” That’s the short summary of a story trending this week about Massachusetts-based Jennifer...
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27 2024 September
This Chatbot Could Actually Change Minds … Using Facts?!
The prevailing wisdom about human behaviors and beliefs today is that facts are not persuasive in changing minds or shifting beliefs. Usually, it’s true. That’s...
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11 2024 September
The New Kids Book That Can Only Be Read While Outside Thanks to Sun-Activated Ink
How can you encourage kids to get outside and off their devices? With a book that can only be read outside! Brazilian food brand Fruitella...
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27 2024 August
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Ultralearning by Scott H. Young
As we head into the end of the summer and back to school times, learning might be on your mind and everyone else in your...
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18 2024 July
Are Colleges and Universities Failing Liberal-Leaning Students by Not Challenging Their Perspectives?
In a forthcoming book by Princeton Political Science Professor Lauren A. Wright, the author writes about her research process that involved interviews with self-described liberal and conservative...
Read Now26 2024 January
Meet the Bizarre Top Ten Finalists in the 2024 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
In early March on the campus of Georgia Tech 10 finalists will meet for a face-to-face competition to take home a $10,000 prize and bragging rights...
Read Now14 2023 November
The Beautiful Empathy of Common App’s New Direct Admissions Program
Applying to college can be an intimidating and humbling experience. Even more so for the student who may be the first in their family to...
Read Now30 2022 December
The Most Popular Non-Obvious Stories of 2022 (Based On Reader Feedback)
Based on this combination of quantitative and qualitative data, here is a partial list of some of the most popular stories of the year, based on what my readers shared.
Read Now30 2022 August
One Simple Way To Solve the College Loan Debt Crisis
What if student loans had zero percent interest? This is the one solution that could actually solve the student loan debt crisis without creating ensuing resentment and backlash among those who don't benefit from it because they either chose not to borrow for college or already paid back their loans.
Read Now23 2022 August
Back To School Images of the Past Show Us How Far We Have Come
Sometimes a deep dive into history is just what we need to appreciate how far we've come.
Read Now11 2022 August
Why I Will Never Buy a Macbook
I am a writer, so my keyboard is pretty important to me. It's the reason why my computer of choice for the past two decades has consistently been a Lenovo Thinkpad. They have the best keyboards.
Read Now30 2022 June
Magazines Create Empathy That Can Change the World. Here’s How To Save Them.
Unlike a lot of online content, the stories and images in magazines are usually professionally produced by real talented editors and creators. The long take they regularly offer is unique and their ability to select and publish stories that are timely without feeling outdated is a constant inspiration for me to try and do the same.
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