Currently popular biographies of famous scientists may demotivate—rather than inspire—children's desire to study or pursue careers in science, according to researchers who studied the messages in 422 bestselling children's books. Study leader Jessica Gladstone, a professor of educational psychol...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-biographies-demotivate-children-science.html)