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Interviews with educators, innovative graduate students and individuals who've devoted their lives to the development of the world's youth.
Beginner’s Guide to Recording High-Quality Podcasts
Are you a budding podcaster and want to create your craze among your audience? But doesn’t have a clue about this, right? First, get to know what is required in a podcast; it’s the background, lighting, and the most important part is audio. If your voice is not clear, then it’s of no use to record a podcast session. Because when the audience listens carefully, then only they will be able ot connect themselves to your podcast.
By Mythspire Studios2 days ago in Education
Joydip Ghosh on Measurement, the Wave Function, and Hilbert Space: What Quantum Mechanics Really Says About Reality
Joydip Ghosh is a quantum physicist with more than 17 years of experience spanning defence, aerospace, automotive innovation, and academia. He is the Founder and CEO of Owlyard and previously served as Quantum Computing Lead at Ford Motor Company and as a Staff Transformational Physicist at Northrop Grumman. Ghosh’s work focuses on quantum computing, quantum information, and the translation of foundational physics into real-world applications. He is internationally recognized for contributions to quantum control, error correction, and for advancing the interface between theory, industry, and science education.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen6 days ago in Education
On the Record: Dr. Rocío Rivas on Promises, Progress, and What’s Next
“Our kids deserve a school system funded with dignity, not leftovers.” - Dr. Rocío Rivas In 2026, the three Los Angeles Unified School District Board Members from the even-numbered board districts will ask the voters to re-elect them. Nick Melvoin, Kelly Gonez, and Dr. Rocío Rivas were each sent four questions that would allow them to let voters know how they felt about their work so far.
By Carl J. Petersen8 days ago in Education
Dr. Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson and Teela Robertson, M.C., on Memetic Self-Mapping in Psychotherapy
Dr. Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is a Canadian counselling psychologist and theorist known for “self-mapping” and the memetic self—identity as a network of culturally transmitted ideas (memes), memetic mapping. He has published work on the use of memetic maps to enhance client reflectivity and therapeutic efficacy. Robertson has served as Lead Psychologist at the University of Regina’s Collaborative Centre for Justice and Safety. He authored The Evolved Self: Mapping an Understanding of Who We Are (University of Ottawa Press, 2020) and co-authored Mapping an Understanding: How to Represent the Self in Psychotherapy and Research Visually (Pete’s Press, 2025) with Teela Robertson, for clinicians and researchers.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen10 days ago in Education
How to Use ChatGPT to Write Viral Stories
There's a specific feeling you get when a story you've written starts moving through the internet on its own. The notifications multiply. Strangers quote sections back to you. Someone shares it with the exact caption you hoped they would. It's not luck, and it's not magic. It's structure meeting emotion at the right moment. I've written stories that disappeared into silence and stories that reached millions of people. The difference is rarely about writing talent. It's about understanding what makes people stop scrolling, feel something, and decide to share. Now we have ChatGPT, and everyone wants to know if AI can write viral stories. The honest answer is more nuanced than most people want to hear. ChatGPT can help you build the skeleton, but it cannot give your story a heartbeat. Understanding Viral Stories in the Age of Infinite Content A viral story is content that spreads exponentially through shares rather than through paid promotion or algorithmic distribution alone. People choose to send it to friends, post it to their feeds, or discuss it in group chats. The audience becomes the distribution channel. What's changed in recent years is the sheer volume of competition. Every platform is flooded with professionally produced content, AI-generated articles, and millions of people all trying to capture attention. The bar for "good enough to share" has risen dramatically. Viral stories today need to do something that generic content cannot. They need to articulate an experience people have had but couldn't express themselves. They need to challenge assumptions in ways that feel revelatory rather than confrontational. They need to make complex ideas suddenly simple or simple ideas suddenly profound. ChatGPT enters this landscape as a tool that's exceptional at structure and pattern but struggles with the specificity and surprise that makes stories memorable. It knows what viral stories typically look like. It doesn't know what will make your particular story different from the ten thousand similar ones published this week. Why the Desire to Create Viral Stories Has Intensified We're living through an attention economy where visibility directly translates to opportunity. A viral story can launch a career, build an audience, or establish authority in ways that used to take years of traditional credibility-building. For solo creators and small businesses, viral content is often the only realistic path to reach beyond your immediate network. Paid advertising is expensive and increasingly ineffective. Algorithmic reach on social platforms continues to decline. Going viral is one of the few remaining ways to break through without substantial resources. There's also a creative satisfaction to it. Writing something that resonates with thousands or millions of people validates that you understand something true about human experience. It's proof that your perspective matters, that your voice adds something to the conversation. But this pressure creates problems. People chase virality instead of value. They optimize for shares rather than truth. They write for algorithms rather than humans. The result is a landscape full of clickbait, shallow provocations, and manufactured controversy that spreads quickly but means nothing. ChatGPT amplifies both possibilities. It can help you structure genuinely valuable ideas for maximum reach, or it can help you efficiently produce more forgettable content. The tool doesn't have ethics or judgment about which path you choose. What Actually Makes Stories Spread in Human Networks Stories go viral when they help people accomplish social goals. Sharing isn't random. It's functional. People share content that makes them look smart, compassionate, funny, or informed. They share things that express their identity or values. They share stories that give them a reason to connect with someone they care about. This means viral stories need to be useful beyond just being interesting. A story about overcoming anxiety isn't just about anxiety. It's giving someone a way to help a friend who's struggling. A story about career transitions isn't just career advice. It's giving someone permission to make a change they've been afraid to make. The emotional core matters more than the topic. Stories that trigger strong emotions—surprise, validation, righteous anger, hope, recognition—spread faster than stories that merely inform. But the emotion needs to feel earned, not manipulated. Readers can sense when you're pulling emotional levers cynically. Timing and cultural context are invisible factors that determine whether a story catches fire. The same piece published in different weeks can have completely different outcomes. Something about the collective mood, recent events, or ongoing conversations determines whether your story lands as relevant or goes unnoticed. ChatGPT has no sense of timing or cultural moment. It doesn't know what conversations are happening right now or which angles on a topic are fresh versus exhausted. This is purely human judgment territory. How ChatGPT Actually Functions as a Writing Tool ChatGPT is a language prediction model. It generates text based on patterns it learned from enormous amounts of internet content. When you ask it to write a story, it's essentially creating a statistically likely version of what stories on that topic tend to look like. This makes it excellent for structure, format, and flow. It can outline a hero's journey. It can write in different tones and styles. It can generate hooks, transitions, and conclusions that follow proven patterns. For someone who struggles with story architecture, this is genuinely valuable. Where it falls short is specificity and surprise. ChatGPT tends toward the generic because it's drawing from common patterns. Your story about your grandmother's advice will sound similar to a thousand other stories about grandmother's advice unless you actively fight against the AI's tendency toward the expected. The tool also lacks experience and cannot verify truth. It will confidently generate plausible-sounding facts, statistics, and examples that are completely invented. If you're not careful, you'll publish stories containing false information that sounds authoritative because it came from AI. Most importantly, ChatGPT cannot know your actual experiences, observations, or insights. It can help you express ideas you already have, but it cannot give you ideas worth expressing. The raw material has to come from you. Common Misunderstandings About AI and Viral Content The biggest misconception is that ChatGPT can identify what will go viral. People ask it to "write a viral story about X" and expect some formula to emerge. But virality isn't a formula that can be reverse-engineered. It's an emergent property of how humans respond to content in specific contexts. Another mistake is believing AI-generated content can replace human perspective. A story written entirely by ChatGPT will read like every other AI-generated story because they're all drawing from the same training data. The voice will be competent but generic. The insights will be familiar rather than fresh. There's also confusion about efficiency. Yes, ChatGPT can draft content quickly, but if you're publishing that draft without substantial human editing and enhancement, you're publishing mediocre work efficiently. Speed matters less than quality when the internet is already drowning in content. Some people think using AI is cheating or inauthentic. Others think it's the future and resisting it is foolish. Both extremes miss the point. AI is a tool. Whether it helps or hurts depends entirely on how you use it and what you bring to the collaboration. The tool won't make you a better storyteller by itself. It might help you tell stories faster or more efficiently, but the storytelling skill still has to develop in you, not in the AI.
By Muhammad Usman10 days ago in Education
Terence A. Townsend on Belonging, Grace, and Online Church: Christian Community in Practice
Terence A. Townsend is a Texas-based ministry leader, certified life and mental health coach, clergy mentor, licensed insurance broker and entrepreneur who blends faith, business strategy, and personal development in his work with WisdomWorx 2.0. With decades of experience as a speaker, author, consultant, and media host, he guides individuals and organizations in leadership, AI integration, financial stewardship, and spiritual growth. Townsend's journey encompasses ministry calling from youth, transformational coaching, and practical tools for entrepreneurs, pastors, and families seeking purpose and resilience. He champions transformative impact through mentorship, strategic simplicity, and faith-anchored action.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen11 days ago in Education
New Robots Coming in 2026. AI-Generated.
New Robots in 2026: How Technology Is Changing Our Future Technology is moving very fast, and robots are becoming an important part of our lives. By the year 2026, new types of robots will be more common in homes, schools, hospitals, and workplaces. These robots will not only help humans with hard work but will also make daily life easier, safer, and more efficient. In this article, we will explore what new robots in 2026 may look like, what they can do, and how they will affect our future.
By Bilal Mohammadi12 days ago in Education
Teenagers and Resume: A Complete Fresher-Friendly Guide. AI-Generated.
Many teenagers believe resumes are only for experienced professionals. This is a misunderstanding. A resume is not a record of past jobs; it is a summary of who you are, what you can do, and what you are learning. For teenagers, a resume is a tool to enter the world of opportunities early.
By Shahrukh Mirza13 days ago in Education
Why Do YouTube Channels Get Demonetized?. AI-Generated.
Why Do YouTube Channels Get Demonetized? YouTube has become one of the most popular platforms for content creators to share videos and earn money through ads. However, many creators have experienced the frustration of having their channels or specific videos demonetized. If you're a content creator or someone interested in how YouTube's monetization system works, understanding why channels get demonetized can help you avoid common mistakes and ensure your content stays eligible for revenue.
By Bilal Mohammadi13 days ago in Education
How to Write a Resume in 2026: Complete Guide for Modern Job Seekers. AI-Generated.
The rules of resume writing have transformed dramatically. In 2026, your resume faces two critical judges before reaching human hands: Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) that scan 99% of Fortune 500 applications, and hiring managers who spend merely 7.4 seconds on their initial review. This dual scrutiny means your resume must be both machine-readable and human-compelling.
By Shahrukh Mirza14 days ago in Education
