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For Kids This Summer, How Safe Is Too Safe?
NPR: But does the child lose anything from playing it too safe? Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is a professor of psychology at Temple University, and she says, sometimes, yes. KATHY HIRSH-PASEK: Look, I don’t mind changing from
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ADHD Drugs Don’t Boost Kids’ Grades
The Wall Street Journal: It’s no longer shocking to hear of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—and others simply facing a big test—taking ADHD medicine to boost their performance in school. But new studies point to
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Placebo Effect Largely Ignored in Psychological Intervention Studies
Many brain-training companies tout the scientific backing of their products — the laboratory studies that reveal how their programs improve your brainpower. But according to a new report, most intervention studies like these have a
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How Reading Makes Us More Human
The Atlantic: A battle over books has erupted recently on the pages of The New York Times and Time. The opening salvo was Gregory Currie’s essay, “Does Great Literature Make Us Better?” which asserts that
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PSPI Reports: Effective Study Techniques, Power of Misinformation
While effective learning strategies are integral to improving student outcomes, many students’ favored learning techniques flunk the test. That was the verdict from Elizabeth J. Marsh of Duke University, as she presented her research team’s
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What’s the most ‘natural’ way to learn? It might surprise you
The Washington Post: Here is a counterintuitive piece on what we consider the “natural” way to learn, from cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham. He is a professor and director of graduate studies in psychology at the
