How Do You Teach Empathy?
Contact center specialists need empathy to succeed in their roles. Here are some methods of teaching it. Continue reading........»»
How to teach children about climate change, inspire hope and take action to change the future
Children and youth know that climate change is altering lives, environmental patterns and futures......»»
What wintering squirrels can teach astronauts
When bears and ground squirrels hibernate in winter, they stop eating, lasting until spring simply on the fat reserves they've stored up in their bodies. Usually, this sort of prolonged fasting and inactivity would significantly reduce the mass and f.....»»
Forget Zoom school. For some students, class is in session in VR
Jeremy Bailenson has studied virtual reality for decades. But it wasn't until last year that the Stanford professor felt the technology was good enough that he could actually teach a class in VR......»»
What COVID-19 can teach fish farms
When it comes to the business of seafood, COVID-19 hasn't been nearly as damaging as the ecological havoc caused by humans, a recent global survey of fish farms found......»»
Study finds gender bias in language prevalent, even for language experts
Gender bias has not changed in more than 20 years, even by language experts who are aware of the potential dangers of such prejudices, according to a study coauthored by Rutgers University-New Brunswick that examined textbooks used to teach undergrad.....»»
To learn Klingon or Esperanto: What invented languages can teach us
NuqneH! Saluton! A linguistic anthropologist studies those who invent new tongues. Enlarge / Actor J.G. Hertzler, dressed as his character Martok from the Star Trek television franchise speaks during the "STLV19 Klingon Kick-Off" panel.....»»
First, do no harm: An argument for a radical new paradigm for treating addiction
Ars chats with author Maia Szalavitz about her book, Undoing Drugs Enlarge / A call for radical empathy: In her 2021 book, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction, Maia Szalavitz argues for adoptin.....»»
Researchers Teach Human Brain Cells In a Dish To Play "Pong"
Slashdot reader Hmmmmmm quotes a report from Futurism: Researchers at the biotechnology startup Cortical Labs have created "mini-brains" consisting of 800,000 to one million living human brain cells in a petri dish, New Scientist reports. The cell.....»»
What physics can teach us about Pamplona’s annual running of the bulls
New model accounts for speed, density, time dependency, and probability of runners falling. Physicists from Argentina and Spain have studied the pedestrian dynamics at the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona. In his first and arguably.....»»
How to download music from YouTube
We'll teach you how to download music from YouTube with two different tools, both offline and on. Just proceed with caution, as ripping audio comes with risks......»»
Taking swine medicine education into the virtual world
Faculty at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine are laying the groundwork to teach students swine-medicine skills using virtual telehealth technology, a method that could reinforce biosecurity while allowing students to see more cas.....»»
Want to Get Humans to Trust Robots? Let Them Dance
A performance with living and mechanical partners can teach researchers how to design more relatable bots -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
How to convert a PDF to JPG
Sometimes an image is just easier to work with, and one of the best image formats you can use is JPG. This guide will teach you how to convert a PDF to JPG......»»
Teach yourself to play the piano with this lifetime subscription to Skoove
TL;DR: As of Dec. 10, get unlimited lifetime access to Skoove Premium Piano Lessons for just $149.99.If you've always wanted to learn the piano or just want to spend your time and energy on something besides doomscrolling, then listen up. The Skoove.....»»
How to teach climate science
The big glitch in California's new science education standards, which focus heavily on climate change, is that few schoolteachers have the background to conduct lessons on the subject, says Kelley Le, director of the UCI Science Project......»»
Doja Cat"s latest interactive music video will teach you how to code
Doja Cat"s latest interactive music video will teach you how to code.....»»
How to download YouTube videos
Our guide will teach you how to download YouTube videos using 4K Video Downloader. But downloading them is not always permitted -- so proceed with caution......»»
What maps made by 20th century suffragists can teach about holding leaders to account on climate change
I'm a geographer who's produced many maps depicting human effects on the environment—and demanded we create more of them. A question I am increasingly asked is: how do you not feel powerless in the face of such depressing data?.....»»
Zoo animals teach lessons about a healthy microbiome
For some years now, life science and medical research has focused on the question of how the microorganisms living in and on a body influence central life processes and thus health and disease of their host organisms. Scientists at Kiel University, a.....»»
How using tree rings to look into the past can teach us about the climate changes we face in the future
"The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward," Winston Churchill proclaimed to the Royal College of Physicians in 1944, invoking a much older idea known as "uniformitarianism"......»»