
How stories change the human brain, empathy, memory, and behavior
Story, a spoken or written account of connected events, is one of the main ways we communicate with other people. Whether it’s reading a picture book ...

Story, a spoken or written account of connected events, is one of the main ways we communicate with other people. Whether it’s reading a picture book ...

Last of three parts NYU Global TIES for Children studied some of the Ahlan Simsim programs. One of the programs called “Reach Up and Learn” targeted c...

Second of three parts On the other hand, the EiE practitioners insist that this education saves lives. In a working paper, Christopher Talbot, who was...

First of three parts Humanitarian education refers to educational initiatives developed or supported by humanitarian organizations to reduce suffering...

Many consumers assume that food labeled organic is grown without pesticides. The reality is more nuanced. Organic farmers can and do use pesticides, b...

The defining signature of the past 6,000 years of human civilization is the domestication of the hydrosphere—capturing, damming, canalizing, reorienti...

The climate crisis is worsening many of the economic and social inequalities already faced by women and girls, making it harder to access health care,...

A group of children gathers in a forest clearing. Before anything else begins, they check in—with themselves, with one another, and with the world aro...

How often do we talk about oceans, trees, or birds in everyday life? How about glaciers, shrubs, or bugs? Nature-related words like these are easily r...