New follow up data showing the Marshmallow test doesn't predict much...note that the authors don't interpret this result as showing self-regulation is unimportant, but rather that the marshmallow measures it poorly. srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

The Benefits of Everyday Math for Kids psychologicalscience.org/news/utc-2024-…

"Teachers say that phone bans in the classroom have helped improve students’ ability to concentrate on their lessons and work in groups....Even so, the bans could have limited effect on the larger problem of technology in the classroom." nytimes.com/2024/08/11/tec…

Sometimes old tech works just fine.

Mind-boggling technology: via brain implants, AI can read the motor commands an ALS patient intends to send to speech-producing muscles, and print to screen. nytimes.com/2024/08/14/hea…

NEA survey shows 83% of members want cell phones banned throughout school day (with appropriate exceptions). edweek.org/technology/tea…

Heavy screen use might create a vicious cycle for young kids. New data: the more time 3.5-year-olds spent on tablets, the more angry outbursts they had at age 4.5... and the more they used tablets at 5.5. Digital soothing is not a substitute for teaching emotion regulation.

p. 1 of Why Don't Students Like School?: "Unless the cognitive conditions are right, we will avoid thinking."

Teachers: students have a harder time with eye contact while speaking compared to 10 years ago. Note: the fact that teachers are pointing out the problem and that Education Week is reporting it does not mean it's on teachers to fix. (Hi parents). edweek.org/leadership/kid…

"Our books ensure that I am still surrounded by all the selves I have ever been..." A paean to traditional print books. nytimes.com/2024/08/26/opi…

Have you used the word "kludge" and how do you pronounce it?

News consumption: when reading, you control the pace, and readers tend to dwell on emotionally negative features. That focus is absent when listening, because the speaker controls the pace. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

An audiobook narrator had it rhyme with with “fudge” which I had never heard, hence the poll. Merriam-Webster says either acceptable. 🤷 Mark Seidenberg I’m also old school!

Inattention (but not attention) is contagious in college students, and different than distraction psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-18…

World Health Organization reviews studies, concludes no link between cell phone use and brain cancer washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…