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Why VR and AR in the Classroom? How Do Students Help?

Scientix

The gamification of concepts can completely change the way a student learns, and the implementation of virtual reality in classrooms can allow students to see different concepts unfold with their own eyes. This use of AR can become a powerful learning tool for training professionals in the medical, architectural and other fields.

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Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories

Stephen Wolfram

In 2015 Ed told me a nice story about his time at Caltech: In 1952–53, I was a student in Linus Pauling’s class where he lectured Freshman Chemistry at Caltech. Part of the motivation came from watching Joyce struggle with a Harvard course on Chemistry, where a lot of the homework involved units conversions.