Articles & Interviews

Minute-to-minute fluctuations in human brain activity, linked to changing levels of dopamine, impact whether we make risky decisions, finds a study. The study, co-authored by the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Tobias Hauser, could explain irrationality.

Noreen’s gift to us remains: the hope for many children to lead a life with happiness and dignity thanks to her enormous efforts.

Despite most of the EdTech activity and investment happening in developed markets, the potential impact of technology in economies such as Ivory Coast is even more transformational.

University of Geneva Professor Daphne Bavelier explores how individuals learn and adapt to changes in experience, whether induced by nature or by training.

University of Geneva Professor Daphne Bavelier explores how individuals learn and adapt to changes in experience, whether induced by nature or by training.

The 11th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) is held in Lausanne, Switzerland, from July 1-5.

During the first few years of life, children learn new skills, the typical use of certain objects, and the fundamentals of their mother tongue. One of the most intriguing questions is how young children are able to learn so many new things so quickly.

The Jacobs Foundation has promoted the concept of educational landscapes for more than 10 years, and 22 such entities have been created in Switzerland. Now the Foundation’s managing director, Sandro Giuliani, is entrusting the project to new hands.

As an early childhood teacher in Washington, DC, Laura White, our Social Entrepreneur Fellow, was very familiar with the challenges facing young children and families in the United States.