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We talk more about kids' feelings than our own—and it shows

We've built an increasingly granular emotional vocabulary for children. These days, there are feelings charts in classrooms, ...
TechRepublic

The Startup Teaching AI to Hear Your Feelings, Not Just Your Words

The Startup Teaching AI to Hear Your Feelings, Not Just Your Words Your email has been sent New AI startup ReadingMinds has found a way to upgrade sentiment analysis ...
PBS

Valid Feelings, Vowel Sounds, and a Visit to the Museum!

Art, feelings, and shapes collide in this episode! Art, feelings, and shapes collide in this episode! Kids will learn sharing strategies, compare 2D and 3D shapes, visit the St. Louis Art Museum, and ...
The New York Times

A Stunning Novel Follows Nazi Hunters Over Decades and Continents

“The Feeling of Iron,” by Giaime Alonge, follows two Holocaust survivors on a quest for revenge. By Lea Carpenter Lea Carpenter is a novelist, screenwriter and lecturer in law at Columbia Law School.
Forbes

Why AI Will Never Truly Understand Your Feelings — And Why That Matters

AI is undoubtedly reshaping our lives, but there’s still a great deal of hype surrounding it. One of today’s most popular narratives is that machines are learning to understand human feelings and ...
Business Insider

My teen asked for a $28 phone case that she didn't need. I used that as an opportunity to teach her about wants versus needs.

My teen asked for a $28 phone case, even though the one she had was perfectly fine. I turned her down, but decided to use this as an opportunity to help teach financial literacy. It was important for ...
Education Week

‘An Overwhelming Feeling of Guilt': Why Teachers Don’t Take Sick Leave

Staying home when you’re sick should be a no-brainer, but for teachers it’s not that simple. Securing a substitute teacher (which some schools require), shifting more work to their colleagues, or ...
Rolling Stone

Bo Burnham’s ‘That Funny Feeling’ Is Taking Over TikTok After Trump’s Win

“I can’t really, uh, play the guitar very well, um, or sing,” Bo Burnham says at the beginning of the video for his song “That Funny Feeling,” illuminated by a flickering light in a dark room. “So you ...
The New York Times

What to Do When a Joke Hurts Your Feelings

Teasing can actually strengthen relationships, experts say. But sometimes things go too far. By Jancee Dunn This past summer, Mia Smith-Bynum took a cruise to the Caribbean with her extended family, ...
The Boston Globe

Is focusing too much on mental health making our kids more neurotic?

A student in my psychology class had not handed in a major paper so I asked him to meet me in my office to explain why he hadn’t turned in the critical assignment. A bit embarrassed, he explained he’d ...
Time

There’s a Reason They’re Called ‘Gut’ Feelings

Nord is an Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, where she leads the Mental Health Neuroscience Lab. She is the author of The Balanced Brain: The Science of ...