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The researchers suggest that their results demonstrate intelligence in silico.
It's literally the one and only trick that separates top-notch physicists from crackpots, dropouts, and those who can't cut the mustard.
Brands like BMW, Walmart, and IBM are seeing big wins from the use of gamification in corporate training. Here's how.
Long thought incapable of regenerating, we now know that brain cells can grow and reorganize. That, it turns out, is a mixed blessing.
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Having trouble learning? A PhD engineering professor gives you one key tip.
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In the age of distraction, don't we all want to read faster and more efficiently?
Until recently, video games were accused of killing brain cells. Now, researchers are trying to understand how they help players get smarter.
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Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Here’s the willpower equation necessary for elite athletes and musicians.
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Screens were around in previous generations, but now they truly define childhood.
Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.
Here's how learning leaders can best take advantage of the technology that employees carry with them everywhere.
Helplessness isn't learned — it's an instinctual response that can be overcome.
The talent required to take an organization to the next level often already exists in-house, and learning pathways can be an effective tool for unlocking that untapped potential.
Kids' underdeveloped brains seem to help them acquire new languages with little effort.
Adult learning theory is a guidepost for designing training for maximum engagement.
Whenever you're surprised, there's a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
We forget how unnatural a lot of formal education is. "Learning how to learn" requires bridging the gap between the abstract and the natural.
If you want to have foamy beer inside the comfort of your own home, you need to invest in a special nucleated glass.
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According to Zena Hitz, the idea of the intellectual has become distorted. She believes “the real thing is something more extraordinary but also more available to us.”
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What do candles, coffee, and candy have to do with it?
A chemist explains the real reason your family dinner is such a risky ordeal.