Mar 28 What 'white folks who teach in the hood' get wrong about education By Kenya Downs A Columbia University professor has had enough of what he calls a pervasive narrative in urban education: a savior complex that places mostly white teachers in minority classrooms as heroes who "saving" kids. Continue reading
Apr 05 Review calls disputed Rolling Stone campus rape story case of 'journalistic failure' By Daniel Costa-Roberts, Elisabeth Ponsot An independent review of a Rolling Stone article about the alleged gang rape of a University of Virginia student has found the magazine failed in the “reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking” of the now-discredited story. Continue reading
Feb 04 Smartphone accessory delivers HIV results in 15 minutes By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy With a smartphone and a finger prick, this new device can deliver HIV test results in 15 minutes. Continue reading
Oct 10 How to teach self-control and reduce economic inequality By Walter Mischel If taught young, self-control skills can have strong protective effects, even helping those whose vulnerabilities might make them more likely to fall behind economically. That's according to Walter Mischel, author of "The Marshmallow Test," in part four of his conversation… Continue reading
Oct 09 How former president Clinton, who couldn't resist donuts (or other temptations), now can By Walter Mischel Each of us has our own temptations, says Walter Mischel, author of "The Marshmallow Test." For Mischel, it was smoking. For Clinton, it was junk food. Having the willpower to resist, Mischel explains, requires making the long-term consequences of each… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch NASA Study Links Extreme Summer Heat to Climate Change A new statistical analysis from NASA reveals that the extreme summer heat felt by many Americans this year is the result of global warming. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Columbia University's James Hansen who says the greatest barrier to public recognition… Continue watching
May 22 Watch College: 'The Best Rehearsal Spaces We Have for Democracy' In "College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be," Columbia University professor Andrew Delbanco presents a biting defense of a traditional four-year college experience with a liberal arts education -- as opposed to a pre-professional training experience increasingly popular in… Continue watching
May 22 Watch DelBanco on What College 'Was, Is, and Should Be' DelBanco on What College 'Was, Is, and Should Be'… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Pulitzer Prize Profile: The Philadelphia Inquirer's Public Service Award Pulitzer Prize Profile: The Philadelphia Inquirer's Public Service Award… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Google's Effects on Memory Psychologist Betsy Sparrow tells Hari Sreenivasan about her newest research. Continue watching