Snow Day! Learning From Free Play

Snow Day! Learning From Free Play

After all is said and done, we can raise two cheers for the technology that enabled parents, educators, and even some students to avoid entirely losing instructional advantage during the long pandemic... Read more »
Is Autism A Learning Disability? The “Spiky Profile” And Why IQ Scores Miss The Mark

Is Autism A Learning Disability? The “Spiky Profile” And Why IQ Scores Miss The Mark

If you or a loved one has recently received an autism diagnosis, you might be navigating a maze of confusing terms. Is it a learning disability? A learning difficulty? What does “high... Read more »
Learning to Live with Mood Swings

Learning to Live with Mood Swings

Imagine waking up not knowing whether the day will be spent under a heavy fog of exhaustion or racing through hours with restless energy. For many living with bipolar depression, this unpredictability... Read more »
How AI Impacts Academic Thinking, Writing and Learning

How AI Impacts Academic Thinking, Writing and Learning

Co-authored by Xiaoyan Dong, Hannah Farrell, and Michael Hogan. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how we learn and develop knowledge and skills. With the development of AI, more and more students... Read more »
Can Machine Learning Predict Who Will Benefit from Mental Health Treatments?

Can Machine Learning Predict Who Will Benefit from Mental Health Treatments?

Millions of people worldwide suffer from emotional disorders like depression and anxiety, yet predicting who will respond well to treatments remains a persistent challenge. Now, groundbreaking research published in Clinical Psychology Review... Read more »
A Wandering Mind Improves Inferential Learning

A Wandering Mind Improves Inferential Learning

Mind wandering is an intriguing phenomenon—the average person spends up to 50% of their waking hours in this semi-dreamlike state. While it is notorious for undermining performance on tasks requiring focused, sustained... Read more »
The Magic of Learning From Your Experiences

The Magic of Learning From Your Experiences

Each day is unique. Any day can bring good times, difficult times, challenges, or opportunities. We may not have much influence over external events or life’s inevitable challenges, but we do have... Read more »
Learning to Suppress What I Fear

Learning to Suppress What I Fear

Theeuwes, J., & van Moorselaar, D. (2025). Learning to suppress what I fear.Emotion, 25(3), 782–786. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001433 Key Takeaways Focus: This study investigates whether attentional biases toward fear-inducing stimuli can be reduced through... Read more »
Tweens, Social Media, and Cultural Learning

Tweens, Social Media, and Cultural Learning

The facts are well-known at this point (Haidt, 2024): Beginning around 2010, large numbers of American teens bought smartphones and opened social media accounts. Since 2010, rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide... Read more »
High School Students’ Social Emotional Learning Skills And Social Media Use

High School Students’ Social Emotional Learning Skills And Social Media Use

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the process of developing self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills vital for school, work, and life success. In education, SEL helps students manage emotions, set goals, empathize with others,... Read more »
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