The History of the Spelling Be...

Apr 18, 2019 by

The History of the Spelling Bee

Even in the age of autofill, America is still in love with the centuries-old tradition By Rebecca Sealfon – In May, hundreds of...

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The Future Is Bright If More T...

Nov 19, 2018 by

The Future Is Bright If More Teens Could Think About High School the Way Kavya Kopparapu Does

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks with the founder of the Girls Computing League about the promise of her generation To view the video. Kavya...

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Could 3-D Printing Save Music ...

Nov 11, 2018 by

Could 3-D Printing Save Music Education?

D.C. chef Erik Bruner-Yang interviews Jill-of-all-trades Kaitlyn Hova about her plan to infuse STEM education with open source, 3-D...

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“Superpower Glass”...

Aug 22, 2018 by

“Superpower Glass” Helps Kids With Autism Understand Emotions

A new Stanford-designed technology pairs Google Glass with a face-identifying AI app that tells wearers what emotions they’re seeing...

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Can Artificial Intelligence He...

Jun 29, 2018 by

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Stop School Shootings?

Some researchers believe it could help predict student violence. Others worry about unintended consequences By Randy Rieland –...

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Weaving Games and Puzzles Into...

Feb 16, 2018 by

Weaving Games and Puzzles Into the Fabric of a City

To encourage playful learning, Urban Thinkspace and other projects put miniature playgrounds along the paths kids travel Before, the...

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Will Traditional Colleges and ...

Jan 20, 2018 by

Will Traditional Colleges and Universities Become Obsolete?

Artificial intelligence and automation are bringing changes to higher education that will challenge, and may even threaten, in-person...

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How Museums Are Becoming More ...

Jan 12, 2018 by

How Museums Are Becoming More Sensory-Friendly For Those With Autism

An increasing number of institutions are developing programs that make exhibitions more accessible to those with developmental...

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Why the Team Behind Sesame Str...

Dec 21, 2017 by

Why the Team Behind Sesame Street Created a Character With Autism

The bravest new face on television is a Muppet that doesn’t say much. But she speaks volumes about life on the spectrum Sesame Street...

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This Philly Transformation Pla...

Oct 28, 2017 by

This Philly Transformation Plan Rethinks the Neighborhood School

The city housing authority’s designs for a mixed-income community include a once-shuttered high school that could guard against...

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The Wondrous Complexity of the...

Oct 19, 2017 by

The Wondrous Complexity of the New York Public Library

A new documentary captures the sweeping human impact of one of the country’s largest library systems By Ryan P. Smith – The New...

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How Bullwinkle Taught Kids Sop...

Sep 14, 2017 by

How Bullwinkle Taught Kids Sophisticated Political Satire

Culture critic Beth Daniels argues the cartoon moose even allowed viewers to reckon with nuclear war “Mr. Chairman, I am against all...

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This Device Translates Text To...

May 21, 2017 by

This Device Translates Text To Braille in Real Time

Team Tactile hopes to create an inexpensive and portable device that can raise text right off the page By Maya Wei-Haas – In...

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Is Artificial Intelligence the...

May 11, 2017 by

Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Personalized Education?

AI expert Joseph Qualls thinks it will change the way kids learn. But it also raises some big issues. By Randy Rieland For Joseph...

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The Earliest Libraries-on-Whee...

Apr 13, 2017 by

The Earliest Libraries-on-Wheels Looked Way Cooler Than Today’s Bookmobiles

These traveling libraries used to travel around bringing books to the people By Rose Eveleth – Image: Numismatic Bibliomania...

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This One-Year Alternative to C...

Apr 3, 2017 by

This One-Year Alternative to College Promises to Land Students a Well-Paying Job, Debt-Free

Adam Braun is launching MissionU, a program that cuts to the chase and disrupts the higher education industry By Megan Gambino...

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How Humans Invented Numbers—An...

Mar 13, 2017 by

How Humans Invented Numbers—And How Numbers Reshaped Our World

Anthropologist Caleb Everett explores the subject in his new book, Numbers and the Making Of Us By Lorraine Boissoneault – Once...

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Dyslexia May Be the Brain Stru...

Feb 14, 2017 by

Dyslexia May Be the Brain Struggling to Adapt

The learning disorder may be less a problem with language processing, and more a problem with the brain rewiring itself For a lump of...

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Forget Substitute Teachers. &#...

Jan 31, 2017 by

Forget Substitute Teachers. “Parachute Teachers” May Be the Future.

By Megan Gambino – Sarah Cherry Rice has seen too many substitute teachers sitting in the back whiling away class periods...

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