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How to get employees to engage in learning programs.
Most L&D pros assume attention comes with the job title. Marketers wake up every day convinced they have to earn it. That gap explains a lot.
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The benefits of mathematical literacy reach far beyond the realm of numbers and equations.
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Practical guidance for navigating AI’s role in modern learning organizations.
A silhouette of a monkey with brainwave patterns is shown beside a stylized computer, divided by a vertical line on a blue and gray background.
Researchers built a model that behaves like a brain. Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.
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As technology advances, more opportunities for cheating arise. Large language models aren't posing a new problem; they're how students cheat themselves.
Tim O'Reilly, an older man with short gray hair wearing a light blue button-up shirt, stands outdoors with arms crossed, surrounded by green trees.
Media trailblazer Tim O’Reilly tells Big Think why AI requires "get yourself dirty" work — and warns us not to buy the hype.
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Metacognition — the ability to think about your thinking — can help you learn faster and make better decisions.
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Natural navigator Tristan Gooley joins us to discuss the philosophy of reading nature’s hidden clues — and how relearning this ancient skill can help us see the world, and ourselves, with greater awareness.
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Life's "in-between" stages pack unique cognitive benefits — if you know how to tap into them.
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When your head is full of information, how can you actually make use of it?
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"The rise of the internet brought about similar fears, yet it ultimately made learning richer and more accessible."
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Creative thinkers are unafraid of the ambiguous spaces where innovation often resides — and this trait is vital when navigating change.
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Surprisingly, multimodal large language models struggle to read time on analog clocks.
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In his book, "Birds, Sex and Beauty," Matt Ridley explores why learning isn't always nature versus nurture.
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Embedding any leadership philosophy in sports demands a selective and multi-disciplinary approach.
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When appraising human behavior, people tend to forgo the lessons of psychology in favor of assumption and anecdote.
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Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.
Einstein
Beyond stars, galaxies, and gravity, studying the fundamental workings of nature reveals widely applicable lessons for learners everywhere.
With our new Analytics feature, you can easily identify trends and success metrics to maximize your learning program’s effectiveness.
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Why dispelling the notion that it's all about getting the correct answer is so powerful.
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Four startup founders explain how to derive lessons from the past while still looking ahead to what’s possible.
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The evidence is far less clear than popular media might lead you to believe.
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The benefits of learning with guidance are clear — but the expert and the novice must have a shared understanding of the goal.
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Perrikaryal uses an EEG to translate her brain activity into beating bosses in "Elden Ring" and beyond.
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To make a ton of information stick in your mind, you have to make it chunky.
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Each time you fold a piece of paper, you double the paper's thickness. It doesn't take all that long to even reach the Moon.
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We each have the same 24 hours in the day. How will you spend yours?