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Research

The intellectual
foundation.

79 draws design principles from public research across polymathy, learning science, athlete development, safeguarding, and human-centered AI. Cited organizations do not sponsor or endorse 79 unless explicitly stated.

Polymathy research: depth, breadth, integration

Scholarship framing polymathy as three connected dimensions — not trivia collection.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath
Retrieval practice, spacing, and interleaving

Cognitive-science evidence for durable learning through active recall and spaced practice.

https://www.retrievalpractice.org/
Harvard Project Zero — Teaching for Understanding

A framework for making student thinking visible and building real understanding.

https://pz.harvard.edu/
OECD Learning Compass 2030

Learner agency and an anticipation–action–reflection cycle for education.

https://www.oecd.org/education/2030-project/
FIFA — Long-term player development

Structured talent identification, holistic development, and coach quality.

https://www.fifa.com/technical/football-technology/talent-development
FIFA Guardians — safeguarding in youth football

Safeguarding as a core responsibility for everyone involved in youth football.

https://www.fifa.com/social-impact/fifa-guardians
UNESCO — Human-centered AI in education

Guidance for humane, inclusive, and rights-based AI use in learning.

https://www.unesco.org/en/digital-education/artificial-intelligence
UNICEF — AI for children

Child-centered principles for safety, privacy, fairness, and well-being.

https://www.unicef.org/globalinsight/reports/policy-guidance-ai-children
COPPA — Children's Online Privacy Protection

US framework for parental control over online personal information for under-13s.

https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa
Minerva — location as curriculum

Benchmark for connecting academic concepts to real global cities and institutions.

https://www.minerva.edu/
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