learning
A Fed Up Former Teacher Curates a Show Fighting School Segregation
Nearly 60 years after 'Brown v. Board of Education,' American schools are still segregated.
Make an MC of Your Kid With This Illustrated Rap Alphabet Book
Andrew Morgan draws Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, and Kanye West as adorable, blunt-smoking letters of the alphabet.
Watch As These Exoskeletons Auto-Adjust To People’s Steps
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon created an algorithm that lets the exoskeleton evolve midstep.
You Have a Surprising Amount of Control Over Your IQ
Though of course it's easier to let it drop than it is to boost it.
Robots Can Quickly Learn New Skills From Humans and Teach Them to Other Robots
“I’m not concerned about the robot apocalypse.”
Educational Video Games Just Never Got Things Right
The problem with edutainment in the 1990s was that, while it covered the education, it didn’t do enough to entertain the kids.
How to Say ‘No’ Like a Toddler
Little people get away with an impressive amount of inconsiderate dickishness. It’s time we learned a thing or two.
Scientists Used a Little Bee Puppet to Teach Real Bees How to Play Bee ‘Soccer’
A new experiment tests out bees’ abilities to learn new skills.
The Robots Are Coming for You and They’re Feeling Jazzy
A.I. Duet, a new Google project, allows a computer to "learn" and improvise along with your piano musings. The folly!
What the Heck Is Neurofeedback Technology, Betsy DeVos’s Pet Project?
The wealthy investor has refused to break ties with a Michigan-based company that specializes in the drug-free treatment.