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From Failing to Fortune
A technique called systematic reflection can promote learning from our failures, but also from our successes, too.
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Feats of Memory at the 2014 APS Annual Convention
It’s not a supernatural power: Memorizing a deck of cards in less than a minute and a 300-word list in just a quarter of an hour are achievable feats for top memory athletes. At the
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Deep Learning: Teaching Computers To Tell Things Apart
NPR: WhatsApp may be Facebook’s latest prize, but it’s not the company’s most ambitious investment. In recent months, the social networking giant has begun funding something potentially far more revolutionary: artificial intelligence. And it’s not
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Behavior’s Influence on Biology
One of the basic tenets of psychological science holds that the biology of our brains heavily influences our actions, behaviors, judgments, and more. But what if we reverse that premise and examine an opposite supposition
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A Solution for Bad Teaching
The New York Times: IT’S no secret that tenured professors cause problems in universities. Some choose to rest on their laurels, allowing their productivity to dwindle. Others develop tunnel vision about research, inflicting misery on
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How to Get More Early Bloomers
The New York Times: WHEN New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, went to Albany earlier this week to talk about his program for universal preschool, the discussion reportedly focused on funding, not on whether
