ChatGPT could be an effective and affordable tutor
Imagine a private tutor that never gets tired, has access to massive amounts of data and is free for everyone. In 1966, Stanford philosophy professor...
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Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs
Most school shootings don’t just happen out of nowhere – there are typically warning signs. A year before a 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly opening...
Why are teenage girls attracted to boys who hurt them? We talked to high school students to find out
When boys and girls reach adolescence, they are bombarded with messages that associate attraction with violence. These messages – from their peer group, TV series, films,...
International students will offer a big boost to the US economy this back-to-school season
Of the millions of young adults heading off to college this fall, many will be international students. If trends continue, about 1 million students from around the...
Verifying facts in the age of AI – librarians offer 5 strategies
The phenomenal growth in artificial intelligence tools has made it easy to create a story quickly, complicating a reader’s ability to determine if a news source or...
5 growing threats to academic freedom
The ability to teach and conduct research free from political interference is the cornerstone of higher education and its contribution to the public good. Academic freedom,...
Want to spur your child’s intellectual development? Use audiobooks instead of videos
It’s not uncommon today to see children glued to their screens. In fact, 80% of parents with children 11 or younger say their kids watch...
New database features 250 AI tools that can enhance social science research
AI – or artificial intelligence – is often used as a way to summarize data and improve writing. But AI tools also represent a powerful...