Ever got to grips with a problem? Picked up a new skill? The language of learning is full of references to the body – perhaps because learning is made easier, quicker and more long-lasting if lessons involve the body as well as the mind. Image: Dreaming in the deep south
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If creativity involves thinking the unthinkable, then creativity lessons surely involve teaching the unteachable. Maybe not: in recent years, there have been growing calls to nurture and teach creativity from an early age in schools and universities. What are the ways teachers are drawing out that creative spark? Image: thecrispone
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A team of archaeologists has found evidence to suggest that Neanderthals were the first to produce a type of specialised bone tool, still used in some modern cultures today. The find is the best evidence yet that we may have – on rare occasions – learned a trick or two from our extinct cousins. Image: Abri Peyrony and Pech-de-l’Azé I Projects
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New software lets humans guide a robot through tasks in the same way parents teach a child. Read...
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