Since 2000, researchers believe that the human attention span has decreased by 4 seconds, making it even shorter than that of a goldfish. Despite the common belief that technology, such as smartphones ...

Believe it or not, we are all public speakers. TED’s new app Masterclass is determined to make you better. Here’s why you should take speaking seriously. TED-Ed curator Ashley Kolaya told me like this ...

If you need a dose of inspiration, here are a few TED Talks for higher education that should do the trick Most everyone knows what TED Talks are. The talks are so popular that many cities, including ...

Two Northwestern professors discussed encouraging self-efficacy in language studies and the promotion of Spanish as a heritage language as part of the Spanish and Portuguese Department’s Professional ...

Francesca Pickett is the nom de plume of a current senior federal education official who occasionally writes with me for the National Review. She’s an exquisitely trained social scientist, a trenchant ...

The good news is that these days there are so many awesome TED Talks that you can learn about basically any subject from the organization’s legion of smart speakers. The bad news is that because there ...