Topics about how people think and learn (especially children), and various tricks and techniques for teaching — not just school learning, but *life* learning.
Have you ever heard about MessagEase, the extremely fast and efficient text-entry method for small devices? Probably not, even though it’s been around for a long time. And why not? I firmly believe that it’s because of the learning curve — it takes at least a few hours of practice to see any real speed …
I’m fascinated by this kind of stuff, and thought I’d share it. There’s also another article by the same people that’s just as interesting, on the interaction of genetic disposition and environment in producing behaviors.
As mentioned before, I love a good self-help book. I’ve read dozens of them, maybe hundreds. I’ve learned a lot about life and how best to live it, but I’m not very good at articulating it. This fellow managed to fit the most important parts onto a single page, and he’s gotten pretty much everything …
A very interesting look at the problems with human perception, and how that affects our understanding of ourselves.
I was reading a LifeHacker post on How to (Not) Get Banned from Commenting this morning, when I ran across this section: Do you ban readers who criticize your posts? Nope. We thrive on constructive criticism. We’re always listening to what you have to say and trying to improve. If you do think something we …
We humans think that we’re the be-all and end-all of evolution… that our bodies are mere support systems for our brains. Maybe we’re right, but some fascinating recent experiments suggest that we’ve survived despite our intelligence, not necessarily because of it.
(I’ve been too busy over the past couple weeks to keep up with low-priority things, so now that I’ve finished part of a project, I’m playing catch-up.) One of the things that I like about Paul Graham’s essays is that they’re always thought-provoking. This one is no exception, and I recommend that anyone who has …
An amusing look at the trustworthiness of your memories, perception, and other facets of your brain.
This page made me think… not so much about the movies mentioned (I’ve never seen most of them, and don’t care to), but about how fiction can teach us the more important things about life better than reality can, in some cases. I learned much of what I know about people and their relationships from …
Via LifeHacker, a very interesting article about people and why we don’t always (or even usually) make rational choices.