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Africa's 'bold Generation' See Bright Future at Home

Africa's 'bold Generation' See Bright Future at Home

They see themselves as the "bold generation" and the "conscious youth" of the African continent. AFP met six African students from Generation Z who, from Dakar to Nairobi, and Johannesburg to Abidjan, displayed a realistic optimism and a desire to transform their countries.

University of Kansas Study Explores the Transformation of Educational System with the Advent of Artificial Intelligence

University of Kansas Study Explores the Transformation of Educational System with the Advent of Artificial Intelligence

Schools are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools in piecemeal fashion. AI has, however, disrupted traditional job markets, and schooling needs to adapt more radically to prepare students for the challenges of the modern age. By studying the challenges and opportunities that emerged with the advent of AI, new research suggests that schools need to change traditional practices, with an improved focus on personalized and project-based learning.

No, GPT-4 Cannot Get a Computer Science Degree at MIT

No, GPT-4 Cannot Get a Computer Science Degree at MIT

Also: OpenAI to open a new office in London, and why the FTC has its eye on the generative AI market

Why is India Dropping Evolution and the Periodic Table from School Science?

Why is India Dropping Evolution and the Periodic Table from School Science?

India's curriculum body needs to explain why it has removed foundational topics from school textbooks.

Removing Darwin From the School Syllabus Is a Body Blow to Science Education

Removing Darwin From the School Syllabus Is a Body Blow to Science Education

The shrinking space for science education in India today is worrisome and doesn’t augur well for our overall intellectual and cultural development.

ChatGPT is Changing Education, AI Experts Say - but How?

ChatGPT is Changing Education, AI Experts Say - but How?

Experts say artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are changing the way students are taught and study. These "language model" AIs can write flawless-looking academic essays. Is it a threat or opportunity, or both?

Why Jonny Can't Read: The Great Disconnect Between Reading Science and Policy

Why Jonny Can't Read: The Great Disconnect Between Reading Science and Policy

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff discuss the deficiencies in reading proficiency recently observed in the United States, provide an overview of possible culprits, and recommend how to solve the issue.

Study Shows How Math, Science Identity in Students Affects College, Career Outcomes

Study Shows How Math, Science Identity in Students Affects College, Career Outcomes

A study shows the importance of helping students have positive math and science experiences early and could be a way to help address equity gaps in STEM.

Liberal Arts and Sciences After Bologna: What's Next?

Liberal Arts and Sciences After Bologna: What's Next?

Times have changed, and the conditions that fostered the rise of liberal arts and sciences programs after the start of the Bologna reforms no longer obtain. This raises the question of how the liberal arts and sciences movement will continue in the near future. Can it still have any relevance in a changing context?

You Can't Dissect a Virtual Cadaver

You Can't Dissect a Virtual Cadaver

Last year, my first in medical school at Columbia University, I used a bone saw to slice through the top half of a cadaver's skull, revealing a gray brain lined with purple blood vessels. This was Clinical Gross Anatomy, the first-year course that has fascinated or devastated (or both) every medical student. You never forget the day you open the skull.