Many people picture Africa as desert, safaris and trash-filled cities. Of 54 nations and vibrant urban scenes? Not so much. Why do we think we know places we’ve never visited? Left to right: A Tunisian oasis (Kaji from Kajicom); A camel in the Sahara (Nato...
On International Fact-Checking Day, we recognize the many ways truth has blurred and the ways people are working to separate what’s real from what’s false. Two sections in a bookstore for facts and fiction. (Illustration by News Decoder) According to a...
We absorb ideas the way we absorb language, not through argument but through immersion, until the position becomes indistinguishable from thought itself. A woman holds an Ethiopian flag at a ceremony to remember soldiers who died. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3 November...
For 250 years, much of the world has looked at the United States as the model democracy. Is that still the case? Sally Cawthern protests outside her home during an anti-Trump No Kings Protest in Orlando, Florida, 18 October 2025. (Phelan M. Ebenhack via AP)...
Frustrated with their government and inflamed by the death of an activist, mobs turn their anger on the press. The burnt exterior of Prothom Alo’s office on 20 December 2025. (Photo by Sakib Howlader courtesy of Wikimedia) This article was produced exclusively...
With corruption scandals rife in Spain, the spread of false rumors is eroding people’s trust in their government. Can anything be done to restore la confianza? Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sànchez gestures next to his wife, Begoña Gomez in Seville, Spain,...
Writing for a teacher or group of academics is one thing. Now imagine the audience is a group of your friends. Would you write it the same way? A man tells a story to a group of friends. (Illustration by News Decoder based on a photo by bernardbodo for Getty Images)...
It is one thing for students to read what a teacher assigned. It’s another to discover information themselves and use it to inform others and take action. Educators work together in an EYES teacher training workshop in Brussels, Belgium, October 2025. (Photo by...
Navigating when and how to use AI in the work world depends on where you work. For many organizations, it is a love-hate relationship. A woman struggles to figure out how to use AI in her job. (Illustration by News Decoder, based on photo by charliepix) This article...
Artificial intelligence apps are too useful to avoid. But can schools use them in ways that won’t harm creativity or turn students into robots? Two robots write essays for a school assignment. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively...