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Nature-Based Activities for Preschool

When young children engage in learning that connects them to the natural world, they experience social and emotional benefits ...
wpi.edu

WPI Alumni Survey Confirms Value of Project-Based Learning in Higher Education

Worcester, Mass. – More than fifty years after Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) revolutionized its undergraduate engineering education, data from a recent alumni survey prove that working on ...
The Best BBQ in St. Louis

How St. Louis schools are taking learning beyond the classroom

As parents and educators weigh students’ screen time, some St. Louis educators are turning to the outdoors to spark creativity and critical thinking skills. “A lot of learning happens outdoors,” says ...
IEEE

JPEG AI: The First International Standard for Image Coding Based on an End-to-End Learning-Based Approach

Abstract: In 2019, the JPEG Standardization Committee initiated JPEG AI to define the first image coding specifications, taking advantage of an end-to-end learning-based coding approach. The JPEG AI ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Project Hail Mary’ Offers 4 Lessons Hollywood Should Learn — But Won’t

From assuming audiences are smart to using practical effects, here are some lessons from the blockbuster sci-fi epic. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Project Hail Mary blasted off to a spectacular ...