A rich social environment is associated with better cognitive health outcomes for older adults, study finds

Research by an interdisciplinary team from McGill University and Université Laval provides new insights into the links ...
Wesleyan University

How Young People Shape and Are Shaped by Social Media

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The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Researchers Develop AI-Driven Framework To Study Social Interactions, A Step Forward for Autism Research

Harvard researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-driven framework to track and analyze how rats interact in social environments, offering a new tool for studying autism and other ...
Mashable

Social media use may cause depression among young people, new study finds

New research finds that more social media use may lead to depressive symptoms over time. Credit: FG Trade Latin / E+ via Getty Images For years, research on social media and youth mental health has ...
University of Delaware

Social media use and academic achievement

UD Associate Professor Mellissa Gordon finds that frequent social media use is associated with decreased academic achievement among early adolescents While most people think about older teens and ...
Science Daily

Teaching kids how to become better citizens

In our polarized society, a new study offers hope for the future: Even young children can learn to discuss and argue about meaningful problems in a respectful and productive way. Researchers found ...
Ars Technica

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

It’s no secret that much of social media has become profoundly dysfunctional. Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas, these platforms ...
JSTOR Daily

Secondary Social Studies Teachers’ Experiences Planning and Implementing Inquiry Using the Inquiry Design Model

The Clearing House, Vol. 91, No. 4/5 (July-October 2018), pp. 193-200 (8 pages) While the use of inquiry-based instruction has been encouraged for many years, it continues to be the exception rather ...
The New York Times

Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last. By Ellen Barry Dialing down the use ...