Cognition, Culture & Communication

Introduction EDUCAUSE — the nonprofit that shapes technology strategy for higher education institutions — spent months in early 2026 developing a framework for what AI-enhanced education should actually look like. The resulting framework is built around an acronym: ACTUAL. Agency. Connection. Trust. Uniqueness. Adaptability. Lifelong Learning. What strikes me about this framework is what it prioritizes. It doesn't start with capabilities. It starts with values. It asks not "w

Introduction There's a lot of conversation about what's wrong with civic life in America. But there's another story, quieter and less likely to trend: 75 million people who gave their time to something larger than themselves — tutoring students, supporting food banks, staffing health clinics, coaching youth sports. Not because they were paid. Because they believed it mattered. That's what the data shows. What the Numbers Show More than 75.7 million Americans — over 28% of the

Introduction AI is now one of the significant technological edges in competitive sport. Performance analysis systems process biomechanical data with ~85% forecast accuracy and ~80% time reduction compared to manual methods. Injury prevention systems integrate training load, sleep, recovery, and movement data to identify elevated risk before symptoms appear. Real-time tactical AI analyzes opponent tendencies and suggests in-game adjustments. All of this is in active deployment

Introduction Understanding why misinformation sticks — at the level of neuroscience and cognitive science — doesn't just explain the phenomenon. It points toward the responses that actually work. For anyone engaged in public affairs, strategic communication, education, or any field where truth-telling is a professional commitment, this is essential knowledge. The First Problem: Illusory Truth When a false belief gets corrected, the correction doesn't erase the original claim.

AI-powered NPCs are transforming video games from scripted characters into responsive digital participants that learn, adapt, and evolve alongside players. Introduction For most of gaming's history, the non-player character, the NPC, has been a kind of furniture. A vendor who says the same three lines. A guard who patrols a fixed route. An enemy who follows a predictable script. The NPC existed to populate the world, to give the player something to react to, but it wasn't a p

CSU’s ChatGPT Edu rollout will transform media education, training future journalists and PR pros in AI-driven content creation.

Meta’s brain-to-text tech could revolutionize media, enabling thought-driven content creation and interaction.