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Can a good story literally save a life? When sick kids listen to stories, oxytocin increases while cortisol and reported pain decrease. https://t.co/Y5EMLv9Ynn

Today, Dr. Vivienne Ming (@neuraltheory) is speaking at @MilkenInstitute's #MIGlobal. Watch here: https://t.co/9NhaYG2tpR Happy Birthday, Dr. Ming!

When Alaskans were told giving will make them feel better about themselves, they were more likely to donate and gave 23% more. Importantly, it had a "warm-glow" effect that increased giving throughout the subsequent year.

Support for at-risk families has benefits that diffuse through the entire family, and returns $9 for every dollar invested. In the long run, more equitable, integrated schools almost certainly means more absolute gains for everyone. Read here:

The diffusion of resilience throughout a school via peer role modeling likely lifts the majority of students, while those students starting with advantages experience relatively little decrement. https://t.co/KOcd5wjoug

RESEARCH: Grouping elite students together raises "average human capital," but it "decreases intergenerational mobility" in the remaining students. On net, the longer-term community-wide gain of mixing students outweighs near-term small losses to elites. https://t.co/92lUkpK6fI

LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs would have created 4 million new jobs across every city in the US. We didn’t let them. America needs to realize the full potential of our neighbors, our own sons and daughters, and so we built a tool to help. https://t.co/PDQg2yrOLj

From the monster infested lagoons of #Berkeley, CA, our #MadScienceSolves podcast is now live! Join #socoslabs for dumb jokes by smart people, highlights of our favorite #research, and expanded conversations on the topics covered in our written episodes https://t.co/t9P6RXiZQ2

#Books are great tools to encourage #conversations with your children and students about important topics. @PBSKIDS has a children's booklist about #race and #diversity. Check out the list here: https://t.co/FxMlUPN0bn

Good news! "At a time when misinformation seems to be ascendant, a decades-long effort aided by the scientific community is bearing fruit." More and more #classrooms are teaching #evolutionary biology thanks to activism by scientists. @nature reports: https://t.co/VD4yrJBzGa

Why are the early years of a child’s life so important for brain development? @HarvardCenter panel talks about building neural connections and the impact of brain development on a child’s future health. LISTEN: https://t.co/3O9qTwqs55

The vast majority of #DeepLearning research today emphasizes the size of models. But mimicking the way humans learn could yield better results with the same data. Read: https://t.co/AQVAp9cywS from @techreview

Help #children use their #senses to #learn and #communicate with the world around them! READ: https://t.co/GPFT0nR1r4

Research shows the effects of constantly staring at a screen. “A decade ago, we shifted our attention at work about every three minutes,” Zomorodi says. “Now we shift our attention every 45 seconds—and we do it all day long.” https://t.co/kmiywM2wJc

More #virtual events for kids, teens, and families:

Dr. Vivienne Ming @neuraltheory has been recognized on @FastCompany's #FCQueer50 list as one of the most influential queer women and nonbinary people in business, tech, and beyond! https://t.co/5kmmsuAfpI

Research shows that having #quiet time helps children develop their #creativity. Here’s how you can establish a quiet time for your young ones (and get some work done, yourself!): https://t.co/gDkjVomDKx

Teaching #medialiteracy is vital to for our ability to think #critically. How can we teach that to children? READ: https://t.co/g3fJTjXhNv

For many students shut out of classrooms, attempts to substitute e-learning will set them back even further. Read @techreview's full scoop: https://t.co/scu7GRAOwi