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The Harsh Truth About Speed-Reading
The Kernel: For a long time, people have claimed to be able to read very quickly without any loss of comprehension—and many have claimed to teach this amazing skill. President Kennedy was one famous speed-reader
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Can Handwriting Make You Smarter?
The Wall Street Journal: Laptops and organizer apps make pen and paper seem antique, but handwriting appears to focus classroom attention and boost learning in a way that typing notes on a keyboard does not
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Habits and Open Science
In March 1665, Henry Oldenburg introduced the first publication of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society to the world. In one remarkable paragraph, Oldenburg declared the purpose of the scientific journal — the second
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Product Placement Ineffective in Violent Video Games
Pacific Standard: In spite of the many studies that suggest they increase users’ aggression and hostility, violent video games continue to be extremely popular, and thus extremely profitable. Clearly, they’re going to continue to proliferate
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Facebook Reactions, the Totally Redesigned Like Button, Is Here
Wired: YOUR NEWS FEED is about to get a lot more expressive. After months of user testing in a handful of countries, Facebook today is releasing “Reactions” to the rest of the world. The feature isn’t so much
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Kraut Earns 2016 SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement in Research Award
Herbert A. Simon Professor of Human–Computer Interaction Robert Kraut, an APS Fellow who works at the Human–Computer Interaction Institute (HCII), has been named the recipient of the 2016 SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement in Research Award. Presented
