To set ethical standards, Europe needs to lead on innovation
Horizon Europe planners must remember that research into ethics and societal needs will only be effective if Europe has world-leading technological capacity
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Click 1,000: How the pick-your-own-path episode was made
This week is the 1,000th episode of BBC Click. To mark the anniversary, the team has created a special show that gives its audience complete control of what they watch.
A nod to unalienable truth of interdependence
The Fourth of July always gets me thinking about declaring our interdependence. You read that right: interdependence, not independence.
Lecture Capture reduces attendance, but students value it
Study finds students are modestly less likely to come to class when lectures are recorded, but the videos bolster their learning
Calorie counting apps ‘can exacerbate eating disorders’
Calorie counting app creators have been criticised for allowing the platforms to be misused by people with eating disorders.
Students say America is NOT the greatest country on Earth
As Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, a new Gallup survey shows pride among the country's residents at an all-time low.
Standardised admissions tests are irredeemably flawed
Supplementing SAT scores with an ‘environmental context dashboard’ will not overcome the influence of non-academic factors, says Jessica Welburn Paige
‘Cash-for-access’ claim over £1 million bill for Whitehall ties
Government scheme funded by four universities raises concern in sector over ‘surprising flow of resources’
Brown is archiving gay pulp fiction to preserve a moment of LGBTQ history
“Biker Lust.” “The Book of Studs.” “Astrogay.” The John Hay Library at Brown University seems more suited to stately, leather-bound tomes than books with titles like those. But the university keeps almost 5,000 paperbacks in its gay pulp fiction archive.
Harvard prof: School is ‘reprogramming students’ into ‘right-thinking’ grads it ‘wants them to be’
A Harvard University policy prohibits students who join single-gender groups from achieving university endorsement for Rhodes scholarships, captaining school varsity sports teams, or leading student groups.
