The ability to text or live chat with an elite coach can deepen learning. Imagine you’re shopping for a printer at a big, warehouse-style store. Upon arriving at the electronics aisle, you discover ...

I’ve been in academics for more than 20 years as a member of the physics faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Here, the department is small enough that all of us get to ...

Humans and most other animals are known to be strongly driven by expected rewards or adverse consequences. The process of acquiring new skills or adjusting behaviors in response to positive outcomes ...

For more than 90 years, the Core curriculum at the University of Chicago has formed the basis for undergraduate students’ academic journey through the College. Yet the Core’s transformative impact ...

Whether you are trying to quit smoking or eat more vegetables, changing your habits takes more than willpower. Habits are shaped by how your brain learns and makes decisions. A recent study found that ...

In a world full of information, the ability to navigate it effectively is a form of intelligence all its own. While we often think of "smart" and "clueless" as fixed traits, the reality is that the ...

We don’t have to look very far—especially in this bombastic political season—for evidence that many people seem more inclined to lob rhetorical grenades than seek understanding or civility. And the ...

I came to Duolingo’s defense back in April, after many of you told us in a poll that you don’t think language learning apps work. Despite how they divide opinion, the majority of you in that survey ...