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Graduate Students Want to Solve ‘Wicked Problems.’ Are Universities Delivering?

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Instead, more often than not, graduate education provides depth almost to the systematic exclusion of breadth; developing isolated and disconnected experts rather than those who can meaningfully connect with others and their expertise toward achieving common goals.

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Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?

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In the gaming industry, the term usually refers to a game played on a console or other device that connects to a TV, a handheld player, a computer or mobile device, and most game developers would say a video game involves rules and mechanisms to achieve goals.

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What the Boom in Kids’ Smartwatches Reveals About Modern Parenting

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This has left digital media and child development experts to extrapolate and hypothesize about the possible pitfalls and benefits. “If They interfere with so many aspects of child development,” she says, rattling off some examples: cognitive development, language development, social emotional and behavioral development, mental health.