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Will A. I. Make College Obsolete?

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1075+ words) The New Yorker Nonetheless, it seems a bit odd that, when it comes to predictions about our A. I. future, which typically range from friendly revolution to organ-harvesting apocalypse, declarations about higher education have been relatively mellow. Granted, many of the commentators…...

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newyorker. com > magazine > 05/11/2026 > the-very-american-very-intense-world-of-high-school-debate

The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (603+ words) The New Yorker My high-school years were spent much like theirs. On weekends, I put on a button-up shirt and my dad's tie and rode in a van to debate tournaments in Greensboro and Raleigh. These were held at high…...

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newyorker. com > culture > annals-of-inquiry > its-possible-to-learn-in-our-sleep-should-we

It's Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We?

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1384+ words) Learning while sleeping had long been relegated to the realm of quackery, but new studies suggest that we may be able to problem-solve and practice skills in our dreams. People have long fantasized about learning effortlessly during sleep. What if…...

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Can We Get A. I. Out of Schools?

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (600+ words) This conversation has been edited and condensed. How widespread is A. I. use in schools these days? Do those teachers see any benefit to using A. I. ? How did we so suddenly get to a place where the majority of schools are using A. I. ? A. I. has…...

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newyorker. com > culture > progress-report > what-will-it-take-to-get-ai-out-of-schools

What Will It Take to Get A. I. Out of Schools?

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (229+ words) So many times, so many times, I warned her about the creepy neighbor. Now he reads her poems and knows her passwords. He's always watching through the screen. Comparing the two slide shows felt, for me, like the mother-daughter pool…...

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newyorker. com > news > annals-of-education > saving-a-lost-generation-of-young-men-with-chop-saws

Work, Study, Pray: The Catholic College Hoping to Save a Generation of Young Men

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (200+ words) We find them on the internet," Imam told me. We bring them here. And we say, "How about a life in reality instead?" The college has so far bought up and started renovating more than a dozen buildings downtown; the…...

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newyorker. com > news > new-york-journal > zohran-mamdani-perpetual-student-of-the-city

Zohran Mamdani, Perpetual Student of the City

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (394+ words) I do have to agree with Cooper," Kyle, the sole senior in the group, said. Before him, I always felt like the world was unchangeable. Like, this is the way things are; we have to follow this structure." Mamdani's unexpected…...

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newyorker. com > culture > the-lede > the-scandal-of-the-sharenting-economy

The Scandal of the Sharenting Economy

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (103+ words) A fourth reason, obvious but unspoken, is that homeschooled kids have more time and availability to make stuff for the family vlog. In this respect, power sharenters may homeschool for the same reason that schools in farming communities used to…...

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newyorker. com > newsletter > the-daily > higher-ed-may-never-be-the-same

Higher Ed May Never Be the Same

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (195+ words) Read the story " When Wordle launched, it rapidly became a global sensation. Now its creator, Josh Wardle, has invented a new game that seeks to introduce newcomers to the joys and agonies of the cryptic crossword. It's called Parseword. Simon…...

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newyorker. com > magazine > 03/16/2026 > the-unmaking-of-the-american-university

The Unmaking of the American University

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (120+ words) Watson, yet again an important piece of evidence inexplicably burns up." And this is the place where I get along pretty well without you for most of the day." What if a university president had taken the conservative critique seriously…...