Why the Team Behind Sesame Street Created a Character With Autism
The bravest new face on television is a Muppet that doesn’t say much. But she speaks volumes about life on the spectrum
This Philly Transformation Plan Rethinks the Neighborhood School
The city housing authority’s designs for a mixed-income community include a once-shuttered high school that could guard against displacement amid change
The Wondrous Complexity of the New York Public Library
A new documentary captures the sweeping human impact of one of the country’s largest library systems
How Does Human Echolocation Work?
Blind since he was very young, Daniel Kish is the world’s foremost proponent of using vocal clicks to navigate
Want to Learn Cherokee? How About Ainu? This Startup Is Teaching Endangered Languages
Tribalingual founder Inky Gibbens explains how saving languages is a means of preserving different worldviews
This Keyboard Cover Lets Users Actually Feel the Letters They Type
Two college students found a way have a keyboard tap into our muscle memory of the alphabet
How Bullwinkle Taught Kids Sophisticated Political Satire
Culture critic Beth Daniels argues the cartoon moose even allowed viewers to reckon with nuclear war
11 Cool, Funny or Just Plain Strange Patents for Back to School
From alarm clocks that pummel you in the head to ingenious devices to save your crayon nubs, a peek into the patent archives for back to school season
How Soccer Is Changing the Lives of Child Refugees
Arrivals from war-torn countries find refuge at a Georgia academy founded by an immigrant
Telling the Story of 19th-Century Native American Treasures Through Bird Feathers
Famed explorer John Wesley Powell’s archive of his 19th century travels is newly examined
This App Could Bring Sex Ed To All Students
Real Talk helps middle schoolers access reliable sex ed information using storytelling, regardless of whether they have internet at home
Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Personalized Education?
AI expert Joseph Qualls thinks it will change the way kids learn. But it also raises some big issues.
This Device Translates Text To Braille in Real Time
Team Tactile hopes to create an inexpensive and portable device that can raise text right off the page
Giant Harriet Tubman “Yarn Bomb” Portrait Debuts in Upstate New York
Artist Olek’s creation is one in a series of 50 planned installations across America celebrating important women throughout U.S. history
What Was the Protest Group Students for a Democratic Society? Five Questions Answered
Todd Gitlin, former president of Students for a Democratic Society, shares his perspective on protest in the 60s and now
A Digital Archive of Slave Voyages Details the Largest Forced Migration in History
An online database explores the nearly 36,000 slave voyages that occurred between 1514 and 1866
Latest National Report Card Shows Little Student Improvement in Music and Art
This is the third time that the National Center for Educational Statistics has assessed eight-graders in music and visual arts
Does Creativity Breed Inequality in Cities?
Richard Florida thinks so. In his new book, the urban theorist says sometimes the most innovative cities also have the worst social and economic disparity
There’s No Snoozing in Class With This Chemistry App
Chem101 allows professors to push out exercises for students to do on their devices, increasing classroom engagement
Students’ Brains Sync Up When They’re in an Engaging Class, Neuroscience Shows
What does it really mean to get our brains on the same wavelength?
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