“In a just society, young people should be given access to opportunities” Luke Dowdney, founder of Fight for Peace, talks about youth gun violence as a public health issue, and how to affect systemic change Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 10, 2018
The importance of faces for infants’ learning Just like books are educational tools used to promote language development, faces are also educational tools during the first year of life by Lisa Scott / October 24, 2018
School bullying An ongoing issue that requires prevention and intervention by Annie Brookman-Byrne / October 8, 2018
Helping little learners to succeed How to support teachers in promoting children’s executive skills at an early stage by Michelle Downes / October 1, 2018
Educators: Let’s make the most of adolescence We can use the natural tendency for adolescents to take risks to get them to try new and different activities by Winsome Waite / September 27, 2018
The potential of neuroscience in education Neuroscientists and teachers work together to learn more about students’ brains by Noa Albelda / September 14, 2018
Apples and oranges: What distinguishes struggling learners? Big data and machine learning will facilitate interventions aimed at learning difficulties of individual children by Joe Bathelt / September 12, 2018
How easily someone is disgusted predicts their general moral notions David A. Pizarro explains one possible reason why moral, social and political judgments differ so widely Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 29, 2018
Acquiring decision-making strategies takes time Sebastian Horn explains how school-age children systematically use recognition memory as a cue in their judgments Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 24, 2018
The thrill of winning and the teenage brain What drives adolescents to seek out novel experiences? by Meeri Kim / August 20, 2018
Do gut microbes play a role in learning? Recent research shows that we may have been neglecting one important agent in learning: our gut by Brittany Howell / August 8, 2018
“The teenage brain is different, but how?” Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s new book, “Inventing Ourselves,” is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand adolescents by Jessica Carolyn Bühler / July 11, 2018
