Being humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinker

Being open to the possibility you could be wrong about your beliefs is an important part of learning about the world. But this trait is not enough on its own.

Eranda Jayawickreme, Professor of Psychology & Senior Research Fellow, Program for Leadership and Character, Wake Forest University • conversation
Oct. 25, 2023 • ~7 min

Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in

Scholars differ over whether having students use AI in their assignments will help or hurt their careers after graduation.

Shital Thekdi, Associate Professor of Analytics and Operations, University of Richmond • conversation
Sept. 4, 2023 • ~8 min

Debunking the Dunning-Kruger effect – the least skilled people know how much they don't know, but everyone thinks they are better than average

The idea that the least skilled are the most unaware of their incompetency is pervasive in science and pop culture. But a new analysis of the data shows that the Dunning-Kruger effect may not be true.

Eric C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics, Bowdoin College • conversation
May 8, 2023 • ~8 min

How your brain decides what to think

Spontaneous trips down memory lane: why and how the mind wanders.

Valerie van Mulukom, Assistant Professor in Cognitive Science, Coventry University • conversation
Feb. 20, 2023 • ~6 min

Future engineers need to understand their work's human impact – here's how my classes prepare students to tackle problems like climate change

Solving mathematical equations is only part of the job. Students should be spending more time thinking about the human dimensions of the problems they are trying to solve.

Gordon D. Hoople, Assistant Professor of Engineering, University of San Diego • conversation
Jan. 4, 2022 • ~8 min

Your brain thinks – but how?

Where we would be without our brains? But think about it. How do they work?

Tyler Daniel Anderson-Sieg, Doctoral Student in Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina • conversation
March 22, 2021 • ~6 min

Curious Kids: how does our brain know to make immediate decisions?

Our brains have two ways of thinking and making decisions: fast and slow.

Nicola Power, Lecturer in Psychology, Lancaster University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2021 • ~5 min

Feeling overwhelmed? Approach coronavirus as a challenge to be met, not a threat to be feared

A global pandemic is anxiety-provoking for most people. But modifying the way you perceive the situation can set you up to deal with it more effectively.

Bethany Teachman, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia • conversation
March 30, 2020 • ~6 min

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