Read how animals and human brains are remarkably similar, get tips for chatting with non-verbal kids, and learn how coffee may help some ADHD symptoms. Plus more on memory, dyslexia, creativity, and getting kids interested in STEM subjects.
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Latest Research
Anyone Can Be Trained To Be Creative
New program shows early success with U.S. Army
Researchers have developed a new method for training people to be creative, one that shows promise of succeeding far better than current ways of sparking innovation.
This new method, based on narrative theory, helps people be creative in the way children and artists are: By making up stories that imagine alternative worlds, shift perspective and generate unexpected actions.
Caffeine Consumption Could Treat Some ADHD Symptoms
A review of pre-clinical studies carried out in animal models has concluded regular caffeine consumption can increase attention and retention capacity in people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The More Social Behaviours AI Assistants Exhibit, the More We Trust Them
Researchers have found that people will be more likely to trust a new voice-user interface, such as Amazon’s Alexa, if it exhibits some humanlike social behaviours, according to a new study.
How To Get Young Children Interested In STEM Subjects
Over the past few years reports have highlighted the shortfall in technically qualified workers in Australia. These have led leaders in STEM-based careers to predict that Australia might be unable to compete on the global scientific and technological forefront.
Help solve this problem parents and teachers need to focus on getting children interested in STEM subjects from an early age. In doing so they can help to create a generation which can compete and contribute on a global level.
Beastly Brains - Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, And Feel
In Beastly Brains, Nancy Castaldo delves into the minds of animals, and explores their empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today’s science is revolutionizing old theories and uncovering surprising similarities to our own minds.