Last month, a new study in Nature revealed a crucial predictor of profitable mobility connectedness. Specifically, experimenters at occasion perceptivity set up that connections with advanced- income scholars dramatically bettered low- income scholars ’ chances of upward mobility in majority, indeed further than traditional success criteria like academy quality. The occasion perceptivity platoon garnered praise … Read more
The California Community Colleges system approved a new policy in May that added diversity, equity, and inclusion criteria to tenure and promotion reviews. Then, a couple of weeks later, the University of Washington’s faculty rejected a proposal to have professors submit a diversity statement as part of the tenure process. The contrast highlights a fierce … Read more
Some people are just so poor, so poor, so absolutely poor that all they have is money. And as I say, if you want to know how rich you are, then count all all those things you have that money cannot buy. Whenever we look at a beautiful tree, one of the most essential parts … Read more
When Google launched the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro in October 2021, key features included its custom Tensor system-on-a-chip processor and the security benefits of its onboard Titan M2 security chip. But with so much new equipment launching at once, the company needed to be extra careful that nothing was overlooked or went wrong. At … Read more
Every time you shut down your Mac, a pop-up appears: “Are you sure you want to shut down your computer now?” Nestled under the prompt is another option most of us likely overlook: the choice to reopen the apps and windows you have open now when your machine is turned back on. Researchers have now … Read more
There’s an arresting scene in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels that strikes a familiar chord, even though the book is nearing its 300th anniversary. On his third voyage, Gulliver, marooned by pirates, spies “an island in the air,” Laputa. With one eye pointed upward and the other turned inward, the island’s inhabitants, anxious and neurotic, are utterly impractical, their … Read more
As students and educators head into their third full year of schooling during a pandemic, they’re doing so amid a flurry of conversations happening around support for their mental health. What are behavioral issues and discipline going to look like this year? And where are the opportunities to make sure consequences are doled out equitably? … Read more
“We started our company knowing that women over 40 are prescribed antidepressants at more than three to four times the rate of men, which has led to one in every five women taking an antidepressant to get through the day,” says Juan Pablo Cappello, cofounder and CEO of the ketamine therapy platform Nue Life, which … Read more
Schools are expected to keep students safe, but increasingly, their attempts to do so are instead putting students at risk. At least, that’s what’s suggested by a report released last week by the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit organization that’s taking a look at the impact of student surveillance. This latest report is … Read more
Axios is an against-the-grain success story: a five-year-old media startup, backed by venture capital, that succeeded journalistically and financially. Which is why it has been able to sell itself for more than $500 million to Cox Enterprises. But there’s something else unusual about Axios, at least compared to most media companies: It owes a significant … Read more