[ad_1] Graphic by Kayleen DicuangcoWhether they’re made slowly, locally or sustainably, these chic holiday picks are imbued with intention. By Jillian Vieira Date October 25, 2023 Nothing makes for a feel-good gift quite like a handcrafted, consciously made something. We tapped Canada’s most exciting makers — from Vancouver all the way to the most eastern ...

[ad_1] Graphics via Adobe StockForget common fragrance notes like rose, vanilla and patchouli. Isabel B. Slone explores a growing trend in the world of perfumery: scents that are, well, kind of gross. By Isabel B. Slone Date October 25, 2023 Courtney Rafuse loves the smell of rot. The Toronto-based perfumer has been mixing up spicy, ...

[ad_1] Back in March of this year, EdSurge published my article outlining the nearly 400-year history of higher education in America, how that past shapes the way the country views colleges today, and why microcredentials, while critical to the future of the U.S. economy, are causing a dilemma for the academy. Since then, I have ...

[ad_1] As the Army rushed to send weapons and munitions to Ukraine in February last year, it had some helpful factors in its favor: ample equipment already stored in Europe, civilian transportation companies eager to help, and relatively short distances to move the gear.  In the Pacific, it’s another story.  From how the Army gets ...

[ad_1] Stuart Blythe teaches writing courses at Michigan State University that are officially listed as in-person only. But he makes it clear to students that they are welcome to join any class session remotely via Zoom if they can’t make it in on any given day. It’s a practice he started at the height of ...

[ad_1] After Carl Wieman won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001 for, as he puts it, “shining lasers on atoms” in a new way that gave experimental proof to a theory by Albert Einstein, Wieman decided to shift his research focus. He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to ...

[ad_1] The U.S. Army has warehouses packed with weapons its soldiers no longer need. But the service doesn’t know where they all are, nor what condition they’re in.  Now, amid increased demand from U.S. allies and partners, Army leaders are pushing for an updated database of those stored weapons. “Sometimes we don’t really know where all ...

[ad_1] Students these days are terrible at sorting true facts from misinformation online and on social media, many studies show. But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. Instead, they just need a little bit of guidance on ...