Education
College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101
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Month: August 2025
Education
Q&A: Math education and the importance of memory and problem solving
From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication facts or encourage creative strategies to solve problems? The answer, especially among educators, is constantly evolving.This article is […]
Education
Study identifies what can help collaborative groups actually accomplish their goals
Collaborative organizations, involving government agencies, nonprofit groups and other key stakeholders, are often created to address regional challenges such as preserving watersheds—but these organizations often fail to accomplish their stated goals. A new study suggests […]
AI
AI detects defects in smart factory manufacturing processes even when conditions change
Recently, defect detection systems using artificial intelligence (AI) sensor data have been installed in smart factory manufacturing sites. However, when the manufacturing process changes due to machine replacement or variations in temperature, pressure, or speed, […]
AI
The rise of humanlike chatbots detracts from developing AI for the human good
Grok is a generative artificial intelligence (genAI) chatbot by xAI that, according to Elon Musk, is “the smartest AI in the world.” Grok’s latest upgrade is Ani, a porn-enabled anime girlfriend, recently joined by a […]
Education
Zero main character energy for children with disabilities in Australian picture books
Where are the children with disabilities? It’s not kids’ picture books, according to new research from Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) School of Education.This article is brought to you by this site.
AI
Can large language models figure out the real world? New metric measures AI’s predictive power
In the 17th century, German astronomer Johannes Kepler figured out the laws of motion that made it possible to accurately predict where our solar system’s planets would appear in the sky as they orbit the […]
AI
Perplexity AI to share search revenue with publishers
Perplexity AI on Monday said it will begin paying out millions of dollars to media outlets as part of a new model for sharing search revenue with publishers.This article is brought to you by this […]
AI
Study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response, as family sues over ChatGPT role in boy’s death
A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for specific how-to guidance. […]
AI
Self-generated virtual experiences enable robots to adapt to unseen tasks with greater flexibility
Humans instinctively walk and run—brisk walking feels effortless, and we naturally adjust our stride and pace without conscious thought. For physical AI robots, however, mastering basic movements doesn’t automatically translate to adaptability in new or […]