What is the current state of digital book publishing in Africa?
The advent of digital publishing platforms in Africa has enabled greater flexibility, easier distribution and lower production costs. Some African publishers and content creators have been quick to embrace the digital revolution, while others have been more reticent. In this article, we present the main initiatives in the digital publishing sector and the main challenges they have overcome.
Grading: necessary or outdated?
A debate that constantly recurs in the educational landscape: that of assessment by grades. As much loved as they are decried, grades always elicit intense reactions. While the Ministry of National Education in France has changed the evaluative approach for the start of the 2016 school year, the question still arises. Should the school system get rid of grades? If so, what to replace them with?
The effects of music on the brain
Music softens the mood. Indeed, a good melody will calm a person down or make them feel happy. But it would be simplistic to attribute only this property to the tunes we hear. Because not only does listening to music activate our brains, practicing music can even improve certain learning skills.
When our biases disarm us: the illusion of the unpredictable
Our biases reassure us in times of peace, but disarm us in times of upheaval. By adopting an intellectual vigilance, we transform the illusion of unpredictability into an opportunity for adaptation. The future is not to be foreseen in its entirety, but faced with an open mind, to navigate a world of Black Swans with greater wisdom.
Somatic coaching
The emancipation of the body first came about through personal development movements in the 60s, but the body is now being emancipated in the workplace and is even becoming the object of coaching.