educationTuesday, June 23, 2026
Today's education coverage pivots from banning AI to rethinking what skills matter when AI can write. The thread: schools and parents are moving past the 'AI cheating' panic and asking what human abilities AI can't replace. Oracy, spoken communication, emerges as a candidate.
Two pieces argue that AI's ability to produce written work forces educators to double down on skills AI can't fake.
With 94% of students using AI on assessed work, the author argues universities should prioritize oracy, spoken communication, as a demonstrably human skill that employers now value most.
A parent catches their teen using AI for math homework and, rather than banning it, helps the school craft a policy that teaches responsible use. It's a concrete example of the shift from enforcement to integration.
A piece on male labor force dropout connects childhood role models to long-term outcomes, echoing the theme that what happens in school shapes adult capability.
Economists trace declining male labor force participation to childhood: boys see struggling male role models and lower their expectations. It's a long-view argument about how early environment shapes work outcomes.
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The article explores using AI chatbots like Copilot and ChatGPT for PC troubleshooting. The author shares personal experiences of erratic results—sometimes helpful, often frustrating with confidently wrong answers. The piece offers practical advice on better prompting techniques
An Introduction To Modular Synthesizer Control Voltagewww.synthtopia.com
This article introduces control voltages (CV) in modular synthesis, explaining that CV are low-voltage electrical signals used to control sound parameters rather than carry audio. It describes how CV can control pitch, filters, LFO speed, envelope times, amplitude, and other modu
The evolution of high-order genome architecture revealed from 1,000 specieswww.cell.com
A large-scale comparative analysis of Hi-C data from 1,025 species reveals the evolutionary trajectories of genome architecture. The study identifies two higher-order spatial organizations: "global folding" (karyotype spatial organization) and "checkerboard" (chromatin compartmen
South Carolina small business summit connects owners with government resourceswww.wmbfnews.com
The South Carolina Small Business Hospitality and Tourism Summit brought together local business owners and government agencies (Department of Commerce, IRS, SBA, Small Business Development Center) to connect entrepreneurs with available resources, discuss regulatory changes, and
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