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If you think you can’t be duped by internet and phone scammers, you’re the victim they’re looking for. Here’s how fraudsters get inside your head and swindle people who think they can’t be “had.”
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Three “science of reading” researchers push back on the idea that teaching phonics alone will cure America’s literacy problems. Comprehension is the next big hurdle.
 
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Driven by curiosity, young children recall details that adults miss. Discover why exploration is critical for learning and innovation, but in excess could lead to social turmoil
Credits: YouTube, Stanford; YouTube, DC Public Library; WXIA-TV; Woody Guthrie; video by Lindsay Rice 
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Once rare, Black youth suicide spiked in recent years. Indigenous youth have struggled with the trend for decades. Can instilling community and culture reverse a heartbreaking phenomenon for us all?
 
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Read Theory into Practice: Homeplace and Black Joy in K-12 Education. Also, see tips on suicide prevention.

Science is now uncovering the myriad ways that exercise impacts the brain. For less stress, improved cognition and a “feel-better” effect, there’s nothing quite like movement to boost mental health.
 
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Read expert tips on how best to stick with your exercise routine.

The monthly Inspire Podcast asks Ohio State’s Education and Human Ecology experts — and everyday heroes — about the issues that people encounter in life: mental and physical health, inequity, lifelong learning, raising and teaching children. To discover why ... and why not? Because hidden in our dilemmas and most complex problems are exquisite solutions.