VR meditation: awe, avatars and psychedelics
In January, I sat on a mountain, savoring the panorama. I could hear soft music, and crystals swirled in and out of my mouth with every inhale and exhale. Several feet away, a boulder projected a beam of light into the sky, and rocks in the distance produced the same beams. This signaled that other […]
Schools Struggle to Reach Their Education Technology Goals. Here’s Why and How To Fix It
As we hit the two-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, the education sector continues to struggle in adjusting to virtual and hybrid education at scale. In 2020, McKinsey estimated that, due to COVID closures and the abrupt transition to online education, kids lost almost 7 months of learning regardless of socioeconomic background, a level of […]
10 biggest scientific breakthroughs in 2021
In the midst of a devastating pandemic gripping the world, scientists have quietly mustered their way to accomplish some of the most incredible breakthroughs in science. Their astounding advances, from medicine, astronomy, engineering, computing, climate to human genomics, give hope to humanity battered by a series of bad experiences and tragedies. Here we list 10 […]
How technology can support children’s learning
As UNICEF notes, education is a key social and cultural right and plays an important role in reducing poverty and child labour. Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that children and young people have the right to an education regardless of race, gender or disability; if they are […]
The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries of the Decade
Millions of new scientific research papers are published every year, shedding light on everything from the evolution of stars to the ongoing impacts of climate change to the health benefits (or determents) of coffee to the tendency of your cat to ignore you. With so much research coming out every year, it can be difficult […]
The funny formula: Why machine-generated humor is the holy grail of A.I.
In “The Outrageous Okona,” the fourth episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Enterprise’s resident android Data attempts to learn the one skill it has previously been unable to master: Humor. Visiting the ship’s Holodeck, Data takes lessons from a holographic comedian to try and understand the business of making […]
It Comes Down to Your Subconscious: How Self-Hypnosis Can Help You Attain Your Goals
Both Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have attributed their successes to one simple rule: focus. But, in a technology-driven society where instant gratification and multitasking are king — and queen — our ability to focus on any one thing, be it a goal, a task or habit, for a significant amount of time is deteriorating. […]
Moving learning center-stage: Why should learning be as powerful as technology in digital transformation?
How does organization-wide digital transformation impact learning? What is the problem? What does it take to design, implement and engage with learning that has impact in technology-rich environments? Before you click away from this article, no, I do not mean technology-rich learning environments. Post-COVID, much has been written about different modalities, different online tools and […]
Meditation Reduces Mind Wandering And Mistakes At Work, New Studies Show
Is your mind like Grand Central Station, with so many work thoughts coming and going that you don’t have a chance to pause and catch your breath? Do you frantically work on projects, focused on the next item on the agenda without regard to what it’s doing to you mentally and physically? Are you worried […]
Mindfulness exercises for anxiety are the best thing you can do in 2022
I’ve given myself an impossible task. I set out to explain why mindfulness is the most important skill to learn in 2022 at the exact moment when I have no inclination to practice it. Omicron has me upset, disappointed, and worried. Days before Christmas, a loved one and their young, high-risk family tested positive for […]