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AI could change the way we measure kids' intelligence

Children will need seven types of intelligence to thrive in the future, according to this expert.

If you want your child to get a good job, let them play more

With automation becoming a risk to the jobs of future generations, playing might provide the education that puts them on top.

A group of German workers just won a 28-hour week to help work-life balance

IG Metall, Germany’s biggest trade union representing metal and engineering workers, has struck a deal that gives industrial employees the right to work a reduced week—28 hours, instead o...

France is banning mobile phones in schools

The country's education minister announced that the devices will be banned from primary, junior and middle schools, calling it a matter of 'public health'.

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Kids perform better during boring tasks when dressed as Batman, new research finds

Six researchers, building on past studies, designed an experiment to see what makes kids stay on task when presented with the very real-world temptation of an iPad.

This Parisian coding school is free. Oh, and it has no teacher

École 42 is a free coding school in Paris that has no teachers and leaves students to organise themselves.

This Stanford researcher has designed a 15-minute study hack to boost grades

A Stanford researcher’s 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As.

Is talent important, or does practice makes perfect?

K. Anders Ericsson shares his advice on becoming good at anything.

Want to improve your productivity? Have kids

Jenny Anderson look at the impact of parenthood in the workplace.

This is the cost of not being a straight man

A scientist has modelled the cost – or tax – of being different.

Is there a digital solution to giving children more unstructured, creativity-enhancing play?

Multiple forces are conspiring to erode the time kids spend on unstructured play. Could these apps help change this?

This is how workplace gender parity looks around the world

Recent research looks at the impact of female leadership on corporate profits around the world.

Why having more women leaders increases company profits

New data shows that having at least 30% of women in leadership positions adds 6% to net profit margin.

It pays to be a woman in banking – but not nearly as much as a man