I Asked Gemini: What Is the Most Replicable Language Phenomenon?
I once chatted with colleagues who study word acquisition, and we generally agreed that the most replicable phenomenon in language research is the Word Frequency Effect. Out of …
Science Is Not a Golden Rule: A Teacher’s Journey into the Replicability Crisis
When I was studying education at university, I strongly believed in one thing: scientific research backed with empirical evidence was trustworthy. It must be. If a paper contained …
When ChatGPT Meets the Oxford Dictionary
Recently, I’ve been collaborating with an old friend (who is now a language teacher in Hong Kong) from my Bachelor’s programme in Chinese Language Education to produce a podcast …
A Sun is but a Morning Star"—Reading Thoreau's "Walden
I finished Henry Thoreau’s “Walden” or “Life in the Woods” in a psychologically-drunk state. I purchased this book back in June as I needed to learn to enjoy solitude during the …
Is There Real Philanthropy?
Altruism is one of the key topics in education, social and developmental psychology, and of course, humanity. I remembered that a colleague of mine and I were discussing if …