Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits traits associated with a human...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology promises to automate and reshape business, commerce, and consumer activities worldwide. But AI also triggers concerns about privacy, potential racial bias, security, and plenty more. As a result,...

Discusses ethical issues with the use of artificial intelligence, including gender bias, autonomous vehicles, art created by AI, and applications in a court of law.

This article discusses some interesting applications of artificial intelligence in trademark law and the pivotal case of Lush v. Amazon. (Published July 29, 2020)

How is a child's view of intelligence and grades linked? Can intelligence increase? A study from the journal "Child Development" examines the topic of intelligence and "shows that it you teach students that their intelligence can grow,...

Discusses how technology can be used to inhance learning through Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.

Immerse yourself in evidence supporting and rejecting the ideas of intelligent design.

Carl Sagan and Frank Drake make a case for exploring space to discover extraterrestrial intelligence.

An article on expert systems can be found at this location which explains what expert systems are, lists some of the fields they're used in, the basic components of expert systems, and gives information on some real life expert systems...

Explanations, defined vocabulary terms, and answers to questions about Multiple Intelligences.

Look at a futuristic kitchen that has an intelligent workspace with built in counter scales, detection sensors for kinds of food, and software connected to RFID sensors to suggest ingredients for recipes and order groceries. Learn more...

Good discussion of the conflicting findings on the "Mozart Effect". Also a good, easy-to-understand site about music's affect on the brain.

How are you feeling today? Recognizing your emotions is critical to emotional development. Emotional intelligence can be learned, practiced, and improved. This blog offers tips for educators and parents on modeling and teaching emotional...

Emotional intelligence is understanding your feelings and using them wisely. This article discusses the importance of having emotional intelligence and ways to foster it in young people.

This article discusses the importance of social intelligence and how to encourage it in others.

In an April 2006 testimony, Scooter Libby states that President George W. Bush authorized the leak of classified material to the media to defend the invasion of Iraq. Libby is accused of leaking the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to...

How do we know when we are being rude? Research shows we can be quite blind to our social blunders. Read about why social intelligence is in the eye of the beholder.

Hi, I'm Yann Dauphin. I design and code artificial intelligence algorithms that can learn from examples. They are like programs that can program themselves. I spend most of my time discussing new ideas for algorithms, coding in Python,...

This article outlines a program that the author has used with academically at-risk ninth grade students to enhance their understanding of how communities work and how they can change through individual and group efforts.

Article reports on recent animal intelligence research that has found ravens to be as smart as chimpanzees, despite having much smaller brains.

Offers a description of giftedness and the gifted child. Lists the general characteristics to tell if a child is gifted, an in-depth definition that explains what exactly giftedness is, and some words on the concept of intelligence.

New technologies, especially those relying on artificial intelligence or data analytics, are exciting but also present ethical challenges that deserve our attention and action. This is a lengthy article that discusses many issues that...

An interview with David Timis who studies the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work. He discusses how youth can prepare themselves. Includes a 30-minute video. (Published August 30, 2020)

First in a four-part series that taps the expertise of the Harvard community to examine the promise and potential pitfalls of the rising age of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and how to humanize it. Students are asked to...