Neuroscientists are increasingly convinced that the fastest way to learn something new is not to grind longer, but to pause more often. A growing body of research suggests that a tiny, deliberate ...

“I’ve never gone to someone and said, ‘Hey, you want to see a magic trick?’ and gotten the response, ‘No.’” Nathan Lam, a graduate student in applied statistics and co-president of MIST, added that ...

Seitz says that "there are numerous strategies to trick the brain into learning what we want." These include giving the brain additional chances with the material—"we can re-read text or rewatch a ...