Can kids teach themselves? Sugata Mitra
Through work I attended a conference several years ago that reminded me of so many small…
Why we don’t understand as much as we think we do
I tried the ted miro player today and this is the first talk I watched. As…
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Health Science: finding facts from correlations
One thing that bugs me when science, particularly health science, is reported in the press is…
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Think clearly: Warm up your brain
Yes I believe you really do need to warm up your brain if you want to…
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How do you perform well where it counts?
Have you ever met some one who doesn’t look like much but can whoop your arse?…
View learning as an investment
I realised something while chatting with a friend recently. I really like the concept of investing…
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Future Success Depends on past Lessons
One thing I’ve learnt during my career in software development is that if you want to…
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Cholesterol improves memory and learning
Well, here’s something new to me: The idea that cholesterol is important in brain function. I’m…
Learning: Should you give a concrete example or an abstract one?
I was just thinking about something I recently read and thought, “Damn it, I should put…
Learning from just one session of tennis
Ok, I’ve come back from a game of tennis and I wanted to make a couple…
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Repetition: A key to learning
I just came across this way to explain why repetition is such an important part of…
Understanding individual uniqueness and complexity is the only true way to finding permanent solutions
That’s a pretty bold statement and yet for me it’s always the one that’s always held…
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Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes
I took these notes from the TED lecture given by Richard St. John The talk details…
Should we exercise our minds as we age?
There seems to be a growing acceptance that the brain must be kept fit just like…
How much can we remember at once?
When I studied memory during A level psychology I was fascinated by what we know about…
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How does the brain work
Just felt like sharing this amazing video from Jeff Hawkins titled “How brain science will change…
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How I think we learn: movements and other things
To give you a quick insight into my view on the biology and psychology of learning…
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1 mile a day burns how much fat in a year?
If you’re like me, you like to know basic statistics that help you understand the bigger…
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