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My new research suggests there is a stubborn pattern in academic publishing. My co-author and I examined some 8,000 articles published in the world’s most reputable economics journals to study citations, which are where academics […]

I’m a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity for students, rather than a threat.This article was originally published on this website.

If practice makes perfect, teachers should not be expected to teach difficult topics to students without a chance to rehearse in a low-stakes setting.This article was originally published on this website.

Teenage pregnancy rates remain high across many parts of the developing world: In Africa, on average, about one in ten girls between the ages of 15 and 19 has already given birth. These early pregnancies […]

Since the dawn of philosophy, thinkers from Plato to Kant have considered how beauty affects human experience, and whether it has the power to transform our state of mind.This article was originally published on this […]

Many video calls in 2020 began with “Can you hear me?” Digital work was still relatively uncommon in Germany at the time, and many struggled with both the technology and the new form of communication. […]

There is an increasing awareness and understanding in global science about a troubling and persistent research imbalance, where studies overwhelmingly originate from economically developed countries, particularly those in Europe and North America.This article was originally […]

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.”This article was originally published on this website.

A new University of Ottawa study found a causal link between racial discrimination within schools and symptoms of depression in Black students.This article was originally published on this website.