In 2011, a study of Israeli judges found that in the early sessions of the day, prisoners had roughly a 65% chance of parole. By the end of each session, that probability had fallen to nearly zero.

Recently, when choosing things or thinking about how to organize my life, I have started using the phrase "I want to reduce cognitive load" quite often.However, just writing the term "cognitive load" ...

In the UK, May 10-16th is mental health awareness week. This is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation and designed to raise the profile of mental health as an urgent and pressing challenge in society ...

Cognitive Load Theory provides a useful framework for understanding the different ways the pandemic could be playing havoc with your mental function. It seems ages since we started referring to life ...

Modern life asks you to do more, do it faster, be more productive, and keep up with everything around you. At work or at home, there are always new things to do and changes to keep up with. Maybe you ...

Many education researchers spend a lot of time studying how students learn, but if their findings don’t make their way into the classroom, they are only so useful. For example, researchers have known ...

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