Children learn science in nature play long before they get to school classrooms and labs
The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this...
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Infants need lots of active movement and play – and there are simple ways to help them get it
Experts believe that infants should get some interactive floor-based physical activity two to three times a day. Sam Edwards/OJO Images...
Why your kid won’t put down the smartphone – it’s not your fault
It's important to know how technology affects the human brain. John M Lund Photography Inc/Stone via Getty ImagesNearly three-quarters of...
China’s new rules allow kids on video games just 3 hours a week – but gaming addiction isn’t about time, it’s about attitude
People in China under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play video games between 8pm and 9pm...
AI makes huge progress predicting how proteins fold – one of biology’s greatest challenges – promising rapid drug development
A simple chain of amino acids folds into a complex three-dimensional structure. Takeaways A “deep learning” software program from Google-owned...
Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard: with the video game industry under new management, what’s going to change?
ShutterstockIn 1979, a group of disgruntled Atari employees decided to quit and create their own company. Activision was the world’s...
Ukraine war: what game theory can tell us about how negotiations might go
Game theory can tell us a lot about how this conflict might be resolved ... or not. New Africa via...
The best video games need not imitate films to be worth a Bafta
With the spectacle delivered by increasingly photo-realistic video games with budgets running into tens of millions of pounds on a...
Half of Australia’s gamers are women, but we know very little about mothers who game
ShutterstockWomen account for almost 50% of gamers in Australia, but the nuanced and varied experiences of mothers who game are...
The Activision Blizzard lawsuit shows gamer culture still has a long way to go: 5 essential reads about sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech
There's nothing inherently male about playing video games. Videogame culture, on the other hand, is decidedly anti-female. Chesnot/Getty ImagesAn updated...
