AI
Anthropic valued at $183 bn in new funding round
Anthropic announced Tuesday that it raised $13 billion in a funding round valuing the artificial intelligence startup at $183 billion.This article is brought to you by this site.
Month: September 2025
Education
Researcher urges education system to tackle antigypsyism and disengagement
After six centuries in Spain, discrimination against the Roma people remains “rooted in stereotypes based on ignorance and, in some cases, pseudo-knowledge about this community,” explains Juan Jarque Jarque, who advocates for an inclusive education […]
AI
Scientist discusses development of artificial synapses that mimic human brain function for next-gen AI chips
The Emerging Investigator Series by the journal Materials Horizons features outstanding work by young researchers in the field of materials science. In the latest Editorial, Dr. Eunho Lee, an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular […]
Political Science
Why small business owners are more likely to be right wing
Small business owners are more likely to identify with and vote for right-wing parties, according to a new study in the British Journal of Political Science. The research suggests it is the experience of being […]
Political Science
How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
If your morning can’t begin without coffee, you’re in good company. The world drinks about 2 billion cups of coffee a day. However, a European Union law might soon affect your favorite coffee beans—and the […]
Education
Eight seconds and dropping? How to make the most of short attention spans
We are regularly bombarded with information about a steep drop in attention spans. Based on its own data in 2015, Microsoft reported that the average attention span had dropped from about 12 seconds for millennials […]
Education
Working together with your child’s new school can make their first weeks easier
If your child is putting on their school uniform for the first few times, and learning their way from the school gate into their reception class, they’re going through what education researchers like me call […]
Education
Scientists harness Taylor Swift concert to measure seismic activity and boost science engagement
The seismic activity generated by Taylor Swift’s sold-out concerts in Dublin in July 2024 provided a unique opportunity for scientific engagement and education, according to the authors of a new study.This article is brought to […]
Education
Teachers are key to students’ AI literacy, and need support
With the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), teachers have been thrust into a new and ever-shifting classroom reality.This article is brought to you by this site.
Political Science
How Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution affected public opinion
A survey exploring how rhetoric about the criminal prosecution of political leaders affects public attitudes finds that Donald Trump’s prosecution ahead of the 2024 Republican presidential primaries had strikingly limited effects on reducing public support […]