The learning individual How the brain develops, grows, and learns throughout our lives A two-minute animated introduction to brain development by Nora Maria Raschle and Sabine Gysi / March 28, 2018
What core capacities are uniquely human? Hannes Rakoczy talks about understanding the role that language and culture play in shaping the core capacities of human beings Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 10, 2018
How can we promote our cognitive health? Sabrina Guye discusses her research into the kinds of activities that are beneficial for the brain and cognition Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 6, 2018
Encouraging children to work together and to develop their metacognition Chris Frith explains why children need to learn to judge how good they are at doing things Interview by Sabine Gysi / June 29, 2018
Maltreatment has long-term negative effects on a productive life Manuel Eisner talks about the victimization of young people and its consequences for their life chances Interview by Sabine Gysi / May 28, 2018
Students exposed to more hardworking peers achieve higher grades Ulf Zölitz discusses his new research on the effects of peer personality on educational achievement Interview by Sabine Gysi / May 22, 2018
Early childhood education has immense benefits Angelica Ponguta explores ways to help at-risk children develop to their full potential Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 25, 2018
Indicators for child and youth development to inform policies and programs Human developmentalist Alice Wuermli explores how children develop in low-income and conflict-affected countries Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 18, 2018
How to scale up effective interventions in early childhood development Raquel Bernal Salazar on interventions to improve nutrition and cognitive development for babies in socio-economic vulnerability Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 5, 2018
Child development and parental engagement in rich and poor households Ariel Kalil asks why children’s outcomes are diverging so dramatically Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / March 21, 2018
Urban Thinkscape – playful learning in community contexts Brenna Hassinger-Das explores how parents and kids interact in public spaces and how research can respond to the needs of community members Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / March 14, 2018
Educational inequalities – can adaptive teaching make a difference? Hanna Dumont talks about why adaptive teaching can be a win-win situation in the classroom Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / February 7, 2018
“We need research to reduce inequality among young people” Adam Gamoran calls for research to help reduce inequality, with the findings to be used as evidence in making better policy decisions Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / January 31, 2018
