The greatest human invention of the past thousand years is not the steam engine, the light bulb, or the computer. It’s kindergarten, says Mitchel Resnick, a professor of learning research at the ...

Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand ...

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Stephen Curry has always aimed to change the game for good. It's a lifestyle he lives out not only on the basketball court, golf course, but in his personal life as well. On ...

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The blending of our physical and digital worlds is a defining characteristic of the 21 st century. As the internet and new computing breakthroughs make tens of billions of formerly “things” we use ...

In Dallas-Fort Worth, the centuries-old Chinese tile game of mahjong is finding new fans, with local spots offering both classes for beginners to learn at and games for seasoned players. Here are some ...