Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/global-devel... The Impact of Natural Hazards on Elections | International IDEA www.idea.int/news-media/m...

Including Montreal (bravo Valérie Plante). From Barcelona to Paris, cities thrive with women in charge. It’s all about sharing public space | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTok | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

Ironically, the paper is not freely accessible. Study Suggests That Strategic Wikipedia Engagement Enhances Scientific Visibility, Highlighting New Imperatives for AI-Era Information Access | University of Colorado Anschutz news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories...

"Teachers predominantly have critical perceptions of digitalization in classrooms" Teachers warn of changes in pupils' attention and thinking when learning with screens | Open University of Catalonia www.uoc.edu/en/news/2026...

As a result of the illegal war on Iran, Canada’s oil giants are raking in billions they didn’t earn and don’t deserve. It’s time to stop war profiteering and return money back to Canadian families and communities. Take action: 350.org/canada/theyp...

People remain “blissfully ignorant” of AI use in everyday messages, new research shows | PsyPost www.psypost.org/people-remai...

Embodiment in multimodal large language models | Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... #openaccess

Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’ | CarbonBrief www.carbonbrief.org/clean-energy...

The impact of outcome-based education on learning efficiency in higher education: mediating role of motivation and moderating role of emotional regulation | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41... #openaccess

"enhancing positive emotions and reducing negative emotions among the students leads to better academic performance." Students' emotional well-being and academic performance: A correlational study | Heliyon www.cell.com/heliyon/full... #openaccess

Genomic approaches for understanding the evolution of the human brain | Nature Neuroscience www.nature.com/articles/s41... [paywall]

US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

More time spent on social media is linked to a thinner cerebral cortex in young adolescents| PsyPost www.psypost.org/more-time-sp...

L'évaluation est la teigne de l'éducation.

Of course: the left is right.

Scientists tested the creativity of AI models, and the results were surprisingly homogeneous | PsyPost www.psypost.org/scientists-t... Large language models are homogeneously creative | PNAS Nexus academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar... #openaccess

Take care of your eyes. Beyond the screen: University Educators share how digital eye strain affects their work and daily life | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Scandalous! How can the EU justify this? US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"People who challenge AI suggestions reported more confidence, study finds" Overreliance on AI programs may undermine confidence at work | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release... Paper: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d... [paywall]

IU opens its free generative AI course to anyone worldwide | Indiana University news.iu.edu/live/news/49...

Can we trust the science shaping our lives? | University of Ottawa www.uottawa.ca/about-us/new... Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research | Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41... [paywall]

Shallow Brain Hypothesis: Subcortical Shortcuts Could Revolutionize AI | Neuroscience News neurosciencenews.com/shallow-brai...

La satire édulcore ma rage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Go Canada: "NDP introducing motion in Parliament to ban practice" Are you paying more than your neighbour? It could be 'surveillance pricing' | CBC www.cbc.ca/news/busines... @matthieudugal.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/drphilip... excellent post to help to the discussion around using ai in teaching and learning #edpe535 #edem606

Study confirms that guessing before learning improves memory in language learning | PhysOrg phys.org/news/2026-04... Duolingo-inspired pretesting with words and pictures improves vocabulary learning | Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications link.springer.com/article/10.1... #openaccess

A lot more complex than once thought. New AI Approach Reveals Ocean Currents in Unprecedented Detail | University of California San Diego today.ucsd.edu/story/new-ai... An unprecedented view of ocean currents from geostationary satellites | Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41... #openaccess

China: Pediatric Investigation study uncovers the link between academic burnout, internet gaming, and depression | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

The Ontario government is "planning to award students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 a portion of their final mark for attending class." Ontario high school attendance drops to 40% of target as government considers changes | Global News globalnews.ca/news/1180158...

La guerre sème ou la mort, ou la rancune.

Not really a taxonomy. More of a method. Bloom’s Taxonomy Needs an Update for the AI Age | Education Week www.edweek.org/technology/o...

There's definitely a swell across the world. Liberal party adopts motion to ban kids under 16 from social media | Global News globalnews.ca/news/1179728...

On ne va pas revenir au papyrus, tout de même!

"earlier age at ADHD diagnosis was associated with better grade point average at age 16 years…" Age at First Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis and Educational Outcomes | JAMA Psychiatry jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #freeaccess

A neuroscience perspective: Are we ever truly free to make decisions? New study tracks a universal process in the brain | The Conversation theconversation.com/are-we-ever-...

L'apprentissage, ce parcours onduleux de la vie interrompu par les pics implacables de l'école.

Greece announces social media ban for under-15s, citing anxiety and sleep problems | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/... A physiological approach for assessing human survivability and liveability to heat in a changing climate | Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Brainwashing. Rightwing group PragerU thinks ‘western civilization is in danger’. Their plan? Infiltrate US schools | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/education/ng... @nancyebailey.bsky.social

I hope this family wins. AI must be constrained, else immorality is given a free pass. Family of man killed in shooting at Florida State University to sue ChatGPT and OpenAI | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Water on the moon? New study narrows down the mostly likely locations | University of Colorado Boulder www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...

Incredible lack of awareness. Students prefer AI chatbots, until they know it is one | University of Cincinnati www.uc.edu/news/article... Blinded But Biased: Students Prefer Chatbot Until They Know It Is One | Journal of Nursing Education journals.healio.com/doi/10.3928/... [paywall]

Teachers Tend to Help the Same Kids Repeatedly When Using AI-Powered Tutoring Tools | North Carolina State University news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/teac... Sticky Help, Bounded Effects: Session-by-Session Analytics of Teacher Interventions in K-12 Classrooms | arXiv arxiv.org/abs/2601.13520 #freeaccess

L’AQPC - Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale cherche des contributions ancrées dans la pratique pour la nouvelle édition du Petit guide pédagogique. www.aqpc.qc.ca/fr/appel-pet... Des exemples simples, transférables, testés en classe. 📅 Date limite : 15 mai 2026

Capitalism is running amok. The perfect ideology for machine intelligence: disregard the humans. ‘There’s a lot of desperation’: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

If you steal someone's wallet, you go to prison. If you steal his personal data, you become a billionaire. Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the ‘taskers’ scraping the internet for Meta-owned AI firm | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

FAU Study: How Unsupervised Screen Time Harms Vulnerable Preschoolers | Florida State University www.fau.edu/newsdesk/art...

« Et ce qui ressort de cette enquête, ce n’est pas tant de la délinquance que beaucoup de souffrance. » www.lapresse.ca/actualites/e... via @lapresse.ca #eduqc #polqc #éducation

"Students have the fundamental right to know when, where and how AI systems are being used to evaluate them" Consumer Protection Group Unveils Student AI Bill of Rights | Inside Higher Ed www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...