Why do some people learn new athletic skills faster?

New research suggest the secret to learning new motor skills quickly lies not in our muscles, but in our eyes.

U. Florida • futurity
July 23, 2024 ~4 min

Early education benefits kids, but for how long?

Young children benefit initially from early education programs, but how that benefit affects them long-term is less clear.

Cara Capuano-UC Irvine • futurity
May 10, 2024 ~5 min


‘Surprisingly strategic’ mice think like babies

"...our view is that animals, like humans, can make hypotheses and they can test them and may use higher cognitive processes to do it."

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 29, 2024 ~6 min

The right tutoring can reverse learning loss from the pandemic

New research finds that in-school tutoring can help kids recover from learning loss they face due to the pandemic.

U. Chicago • futurity
April 8, 2024 ~7 min

How to set your child up for reading success

An expert has some tips for parents about what you can do early on to help your child go from learning to read to reading to learn.

Jill Pease-Florida • futurity
March 8, 2024 ~6 min

Can passive exposure speed up learning?

Though learning a new skill takes time, passive exposure can help speed up the process, research in mice suggests.

Laurel Hamers - U. Oregon • futurity
Feb. 9, 2024 ~6 min

AI learns language through a baby’s eyes

Researchers used video footage captured from a camera on top of a baby's head to test AI's language learning ability.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Feb. 8, 2024 ~7 min

Exercise boosts motor learning and memory

There are benefits to gain from physical exercise when learning new motor skills, according to new research.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Jan. 22, 2024 ~8 min


Brittle stars can learn new stuff, no brain required

Brittle stars don't have a brain but can still learn stuff through experience, a new study shows.

Robin Smith-Duke • futurity
Nov. 30, 2023 ~6 min

Movement helps kids learn letter sounds

Children who use their bodies to shape letter sounds improve their spelling skills more than those who receive traditional classroom instruction, a study finds.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 13, 2023 ~6 min

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