Not Getting 8 Hours of Sleep? Neither Do Hunter-gatherers Newsweek Not Getting 8 Hours of Sleep? Neither Do Hunter-gatherers David Dinges of the Perelman School of Medicine expresses his hesitancy in applying a study’s findings about the sleep patterns of preindustrial, hunter-gatherer societies to people in Western society.
Audio: Liberal: No Longer a Dirty Word? The Takeaway with John Hockenberry Audio: Liberal: No Longer a Dirty Word? Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Democratic voters are not fully embracing “liberal” yet.
11 Healthy Habits to Start Now to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk Later Today.com 11 Healthy Habits to Start Now to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk Later Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about how a regular routine of exercise can help change health outcomes.
Controversies as Chilling Effect Inside Higher Ed Controversies as Chilling Effect A majority of faculty members say they are concerned about attacks on scholars for their comments on social media, even though only a small percentage of faculty members use social media to discuss politics and scholarship. At the same time, faculty members say colleges need to do more to encourage civil discourse online. The 2015 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology, available today, provides a snapshot of how faculty members feel about social media and how it relates to their professional and personal lives.
Putin’s Gas Attack Foreign Affairs Putin’s Gas Attack Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences and undergraduate George Romer write about gas pipeline interests in the Syrian conflict.
Did Mars Once Have Rivers? The Pebbles Say Yes. Christian Science Monitor Did Mars Once Have Rivers? The Pebbles Say Yes. Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences says, “Knowing whether pebbles in a river moved 1 kilometer or 100 kilometers [0.6 miles or 62 miles] could tell us how stable water was on the surface of ancient Mars.”
Partial Credit: The 2015 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology Inside Higher Ed Partial Credit: The 2015 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology Colleges and universities have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on technology they believe will improve student outcomes and simplify administrative tasks. Educational technology companies continue to demolish investment records on a quarterly basis.
Where Kindergarteners Can Be Suspended for Calling Out an Answer in Class The Washington Post Where Kindergarteners Can Be Suspended for Calling Out an Answer in Class Joan Goodman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the “no excuses” model of schooling.
The Small-world Network of Squash Squash The Small-world Network of Squash An article co-authored by Michael Kearns of the School of Engineering and Applied Science about networks of squash players is featured.
A Papal Education Project Syndicate A Papal Education Daniel Wagner of the Graduate School of Education pens an op-ed on what can be learned from Pope Francis’ visit to the United States.