At least 26 states have passed laws about how schools teach reading since APM Reports’ Sold a Story podcast began in 2022.
“Do we need to read, or can we just get everything through audio, like podcasts and audiobooks?” – Sebastian L., 15, Skanderborg, Denmark Let’s start with a thought experiment: Close your eyes and ...
For many decades, paper dominated the life insurance industry. From client applications to policy proposals, physical forms—whether neatly typed in a pdf fillable form or hastily handwritten—were the ...
Why do so many young people have mental-health problems? The growing focus on students’ anxiety and depression, while well-intentioned, may be making psychological distress seem inevitable. Instead of ...
Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources, West Virginia University Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a joy like no other. It is ...
Many of us have had the experience of coming to enjoy an activity as adults. For example, we weren't tennis players, bird lovers, plant parents, or photographers early in life, but came to enjoy one ...
OAKLAND — The leader of a program pairing low-income criminal defendants with free attorneys is out of her job, after a shortage of lawyers in Alameda County delayed prosecutions and left defendants ...
If you went to a store where they weren’t able to accept credit or debit cards as a form of payment, would you have enough cash with you to pay for your purchase, or would you have to go to another ...
Large language models (LLMs) are more accurate when they output intermediate steps. A strategy called reinforcement can teach them to do this without being told. The researchers introduced a paradigm ...
Sometimes it takes 25 years to learn a friend’s real name. Jennifer Aniston, 56, was shocked when she discovered Reese Witherspoon’s actual name was Laura. “The Morning Show” co-stars were appearing ...
Utah Valley University burst into the nation’s consciousness when Charlie Kirk was slain there. Its students resumed classes Wednesday, most trying to get on with their busy lives. By Anna Griffin ...
Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson went scorched earth after her 14-year-old son’s Iowa high school celebrated “Bisexual Plus Awareness Week” during a student-run television program. The Iowa congresswoman ...