When OpenAI released “study mode” in July 2025, the company touted ChatGPT’s educational benefits. “When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance,” the ...

Far from rotting our brains, video games may improve our cognition. But how we play them matters when it comes to the benefits they provide. By playing video games, “people are practicing complex ...

Use some of the following techniques to incorporate Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (Mayer, 2005) into your videos. The use of on-screen text or symbols to highlight important information.

In two previous articles (here and here), I summarized evidence countering the common fears about video games (that they are addictive and promote such maladies as social isolation, obesity, and ...

Video gaming often sparks debate over its potential harms and benefits. A new study reveals that cognitive difficulties are ...

In two previous articles (here and here), I summarized evidence countering the common fears about video games (that they are addictive and promote such maladies as social isolation, obesity, and ...