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education

Therapy dogs in classrooms may improve children's well-being

Mind

Therapy dogs in classrooms may improve children's well-being

Children with emotional or behavioural issues in school may benefit from the presence of trained therapy dogs in classrooms, according to education professionals

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Health

Our genes shape our education level more than our upbringing

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We know how kids learn to read, so why are we failing to teach them?

Society

We know how kids learn to read, so why are we failing to teach them?

Features

Screen with ChatGPT chat with AI or artificial intelligence. Man search for information using artificial intelligence chatbot

Technology

Should schools ban ChatGPT or embrace the technology instead?

Analysis

Myopia, or short-sightedness, causes distant objects to appear blurry

Health

Myopia linked to five genetic variants and going to university

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein speaks at SESSION 5 at TED2022: A New Era. April 10-14, 2022, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED

Humans

How I gave a TED talk on dark matter

Comment

UK schools are teaching teenagers about mental health in the wrong way

Mind

UK schools are teaching teenagers about mental health in the wrong way

Comment

classroom

Humans

University students with morning lectures tend to have lower grades

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Remote-learning technology just isn't good enough and won't be soon

Technology

Remote-learning technology just isn't good enough and won't be soon

Comment

Edward Jenner

Mind

Medics who changed history wouldn't get into modern medical schools

Many of the people behind world-changing medical discoveries wouldn't have got into medical school by today’s standards, thanks to poor grades or misbehaving

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Humans

We can't use genetics to predict how well children will do at school

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Health

Ethnic minority children are exposed to more noise pollution at school

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Life

Don't miss: Making science happen, a mega-collider and a hypnotic game

Culture

Technology

Smart and fluffy storytelling robot to be trialled in US classrooms

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