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How should EdTech integrate into mathematics classrooms?

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Annie Brookman-Byrne / 9 December 2025
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Why children need to understand money

Melissa Hogenboom / 4 December 2025
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The cognitive psychologist reimagining STEM learning 

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 2 December 2025
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The neuroscientist decoding how the teenage brain develops 

Aisha Schnellmann / 23 October 2025
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How teenagers use music to deal with emotions 

Lorelei Aeby, Ines Daccord, David Bürgin / 14 October 2025
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BOLD explores… Children’s self-esteem

Eddie Brummelman / 8 October 2025
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Learning to learn in kindergarten

Ellis Stevelink and Mélanie Maximino-Pinheiro  / 21 October 2025
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How movement helps children learn

Melissa Hogenboom / 20 October 2025
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The power of parents in helping kids beat academic stress 

Anika Stark, Claudia Woodtli, Melina Pozzy, Noemi Lutz, David Bürgin / 30 September 2025
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Teen mental health and technology

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 16 October 2025
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Can conversational AI support children’s wellbeing?

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Body image struggles affect boys too 

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The cognitive neuroscientist examining how developing brains respond to social experiences 

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The trouble with AI detectors in academic settings

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Why girls need more outdoor playtime

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