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A Tale of Two Analyses

For researchers and research-readers alike, the data analysis portion of a study is many things:…

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Dangerous Authenticity?

Here’s an odd question: is it ever a bad idea for teachers to be authentic?…

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Regions or Networks, Take 2

Just yesterday, I posted some thoughts about “thinking both-ily”; that is, understanding that brain processing…

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Brain Regions or Brain Networks?

Here’s an odd brain theory to start off your day: Let’s assume that particular regions…

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Video Games and Empathy

Do violent video games reduce empathy? If people spend lots of time pretending to beat…

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This is Your Chess on Ritalin

In movies and on television, chess skill symbolizes “pure intelligence.” Characters who can outwit others…

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Montessori: The New Science behind the Century-Old Methodology (part II)

“Freedom in intellectual work is found to be the basis of internal discipline” (*Montessori, 1917/1965)….

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Out with the Old…

Articles about learning styles theory–including my own–typically focus on debunking the theory. This article, over…

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Memorable Beauty?

Over at Psychology Today, Nate Kornell speculates about the potential memory benefits of taking beautiful notes….