Glasgow University Offers Fantasy Literature Course Titled “Fantastic Texts and Where to Find Them”
A class on fantasy literature featuring “Harry Potter”? Sign us up!
Category: Academia
Researchers Discuss “The Sorting Hat of Medicine” in New Journal Article
Do the specialties chosen by medical students relate to the Hogwarts Houses with which they most identify? Find out what these researchers discovered!
Sri Lankan Robotics Team Brings the Sorting Hat to Life
“Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There’s talent, oh my goodness, yes – and a nice thirst to prove yourself. now that’s interesting. . . . So where shall I put you?” Check out this amazing Sorting Hat creation that represented Sri Lanka at the International Conference on Social Robotics!
How Do Your Childhood Books Affect Your Personality as an Adult? Science Has the Answers!
What exactly do we know about the effects fantasy novels have on kids? Are you a nicer adult for reading “Harry Potter”? Turns out, we know exactly what the answer is!
Class Is in Session! National University in India Now Offers Courses on “Harry Potter” Law
Have you always wanted to take a class all about “Harry Potter”? Students at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata, India, can register for a course on wizarding law. Would you take the class?
Science Brings the Cloak of Invisibility Closer to Muggle Reality
Science is one step closer to bringing invisible attire into Muggle reality!
MIT Student’s Sorting Hat Can Pick Your House by What’s in Your Head
While we may never get to experience the magic of a Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony, MIT student Nataliya Kosmyna has developed a hat that assigns your House based on what you’re thinking!
CSU San Marcos offering “Harry Potter” study abroad program
“Harry Potter” fans at California State University, San Marcos have the opportunity to apply for a special “Harry Potter”-themed study abroad program. The three-week program, which will take place in the UK next June, gives students a chance to explore many of the places that inspired the series.
Study conducted on the neuroscience of “Harry Potter”
A recent psychological study describes what’s happening in your brain when you’re reading “Harry Potter.” Do you think the middle cingulate gyrus area of the brain, associated with pain empathy, would be more active or less active while reading the Hogwarts saga? Only one way to find out!
