Champaign Central physics teacher Darren Plattner will retire at the end of the year after 33 years at the school.

Friedmann went inside on November 30, 1987. He was barely out of boyhood, myopic, five feet seven, and pencil-thin. Friedmann, with whom I have corresponded by mail, described the jail, with his ...

Evidence from the past 20 years indicates that the use of computers in classrooms has led to declines in students' academic and cognitive abilities.

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It looks like a cute little dolphin-themed toy, but the Flipper Zero is a surprisingly powerful learning tool for hacking. Here's how I mastered mine—and how you can, too.

The final game on CBS before we get to the last week of conference tournaments will be played Sunday at the Crisler Center, where Michigan will host Michigan State. It'll be a showdown between ...

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Guest: Dr. John Krystal is a professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, and psychology at the Yale School of Medicine. Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com.

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