Introducing the Perplexity Search API “Perplexity Search API is designed for the unique demands of AI applications.”

What Schools Stand to Lose in the Battle Over the Next Federal Education Budget | KQED

It's surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot | MIT Technology Review “The emotional intelligence of these systems is good enough to trick people who are actually just out to get information into building these emotional bonds.”

A.J. Juliani | I Got It All Wrong About Engaging Learners "It turns out engagement doesn’t live in the tools we use, it lives in the tasks students actually do."

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How to Use Writing Prompt Generators to Boost Student Writing - Class Tech Tips

Why are we so polarized (I)? "Democracy and social cohesion are impossible to sustain when big money is dictating political outcomes. Over the last four decades, corporate political spending has more than quadrupled, adjusted for inflation."

The Attention Crisis That Might Not Be - “What we’re experiencing isn’t so much an attention crisis as an attention transition, a shift in what we pay attention to, not a collapse in our ability to focus.”

How Al Gore used AI to track 660M polluters | TechCrunch "Climate Trace was set up as a nongovernmental project to track greenhouse gas emissions worldwide."

Experiencing the Wonders of Awe While Raising Children | KQED “every so often, a magical moment occurs that makes parenting feel like the miracle it truly is.”

A trio of space weather satellites blast off together to study the sun's violent side

Voices of experience: What collaborative leadership means for natural resources “They require leaders who can navigate complex relationships, build trust across diverse communities, and find common ground where others see only conflict.”

Even if protests don’t hit 3.5%, the resistance can topple Trump The 3.5% rule postulates that “no government has withstood a challenge of 3.5% of their population mobilized against it during a peak event.” This is a rule of thumb, not an inviolate law.

How we’ve adapted coursework and essays to guard against AI "A recent study by MIT Media Lab, led Dr Nataliya Kosmyna, found that ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement and performance compared with those using Google search or writing unaided"

Google’s Winning the Classroom, but is it a Win/Win for teachers and students? "Google isn’t just competing in education technology—they’re dominating the field."

Hallucinations in Practice — AI for Education "New research from OpenAI on hallucinations confirms what we’ve thought for a long time—GenAI training methods reward confident guesses over uncertainty."

Why Teens Love to Hang Out at the Library | KQED “Public libraries have made significant transformations over the past decade to better serve community needs in the wake of technological and social change.”

Objection: Trump's Antifa Order Is Pure Theater - a masterclass in political drama dressed up as policy. | Eliza Orlins

Public School Kids Were Already Going Missing. There’s Even More to Come | KQED

The Constitutional Crisis is All Around us What we can all do by Jennifer Rubin

When Teacher Training Feels Like a Sales Pitch (and How to Push Back) “you don’t have to accept these framings at face value. With small, respectful questions, you can gently redirect the conversation”

Small Prompts, Big Wins: The AI Moments We Should Be Celebrating  - UnconstrainED "Here are just a few examples of AI wins we’ve heard (or personally experienced) in recent months"

The moral bankruptcy of America’s leadership class In the face of the worst crisis American democracy has faced in living memory, they’re silent or complicit - Robert Reich

Superbugs Could Kill Millions by 2050. A 100-Year-Old Treatment Could Help “Breakthroughs like this new discovery give the field fresh momentum, offering hope that phages could one day join or even replace antibiotics in treating stubborn infections.“

Sunday thought: Confronting tyranny Seven things we’ve learned - Robert Reich

Time to build an AI library Before you can help your schools grapple with new technologies such as AI, you need to learn about them yourself

18 jaw-dropping images from the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards - From celestial light shows on Earth to an awe-inspiring nebula 1,470 light years away. | Popular Science

Why AI's true power in education isn't about saving time “AI's purpose isn't to automate teaching, but to clear space for the creativity, experimentation, and human connection that define great pedagogy”

Lawsuit Aims to Force Trump Administration to Stop Delaying Student Loan Forgiveness | KQED

An AI Artist Signed A Multimillion Dollar Record Deal. What Does That Mean? Even with AI rights issues unsettled and lawsuits winding through the courts, labels are still making offers to AI acts like Xania Monet.

Google Gemini 101 for teachers: Getting started with Google’s AI assistant - Ditch That Textbook

The Benefits of Teaching Young Kids How Their Brains Work | KQED

Scientists claim they’ve made ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back the dodo for first time in 300 years "succeeded in growing pigeon primordial germ cells, precursor cells to sperm and eggs, for the first time - a “pivotal step” in bringing back the dodo"

Steve Hargadon: The Future of Therapy: How AI Could Transform Mental Health Care “For all its undeniable benefits, traditional therapy is far from a perfect system. It's a deeply personal journey, and the path to finding the right support is often fraught with uncertainty.”

Rethinking How We Use AI for Writing - John Spencer

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Annual Low - NASA "With the end of summer approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic shrank to its annual minimum on Sept. 10, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center."

(3) The Feedback Problem: Why AI Can't Replace the Human Touch (But Might Help Anyway) | LinkedIn

Neurodiversity 101:how much should we share about ourselves—and when does it go too far- what could the impact be? | LinkedIn

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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Lights, Camera, Learning! Exploring Google Veo's Potential in the Classroom

Google’s New “Learn Your Way” Could Be Very Useful In Making Boring Textbooks More Accessible. | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

How to Talk to Students About AI | Edutopia Some are banning it, others embracing it—but every teacher should consider starting a classroom conversation about generative AI.

The Secret to a Happier School: Building a Culture of Gratitude “Building a culture of gratitude isn't just about saying "thank you." It's about fundamentally changing how you see and interact with your world.”

Why do AI chatbots use so much energy? | Live Science AI chatbots are infamous energy guzzlers. But why do they use so much electricity?

Anthropic Economic Index: Tracking AI's role in the US and global economy

Harvard's new free AI tool could help treat Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and even cancer AI can do more than just write your essays - a new model is advancing drug discovery for hard-to-treat diseases.

Homework that Builds Capacity, Choice, and Ownership. “The problem, however, isn’t the existence of homework. It’s the design. Most systems are set up for compliance, not agency.”

School AI Policies: A Guide for Leaders | Edutopia Avoiding both AI hype and fear, MIT’s Justin Reich calls for school leaders to acknowledge uncertainty and prioritize thoughtful, small-scale experiments.

Objection: Staying Safe Online “Online safety is more important than ever right now, and most people give away their location online without realizing it. What feels like a harmless post can create real risks.”

AI Tips for Teachers: How to Get Started | Edutopia A no-pressure, thoughtful approach to AI exploration: You set the timeline, reflect honestly on what’s working, and let your practice guide the process.