The University of Washington is educating students on how to identify misinformation online, whether on social media or in scientific journals. In a post-truth era, bullshit levels are high and trust is low, and this course is enabling people to take control of their media diets.

Whether it’s spending so long making flash cards that you never get to read them or sleeping with a textbook under your pillow, students have long put their faith in dubious revision methods. Now, they are turning to rosemary after a study found that the herb can boost memory.

Getting a university degree was once seen as a useful path to a lucrative career. Yet high tuition fees are deterring many, especially given that employers are increasingly looking beyond academics, instead considering a range of other factors. So is the traditional degree a thing of the past?

Driven by the evolving relationship between learning and earning, a desire for a more fulfilling life, and shifts in the job market, an increasing number of mid- to late-careerists are returning to education. How are people acquiring knowledge outside of college? And what are they hoping to achieve?