Monthly Archives: March 2017

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Autism Speaks…about Genes

Some time ago, I linked to an article about varieties of ADHD diagnoses. A recent…



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Brain Wandering

We’ve posted quite frequently about mind-wandering on this blog (here, here, and here — to pick…



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Early Education Program Evaluation: “Differential Susceptibility” to Success

Show me the Money As most parents, teachers, and education policy folks know well, early…



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The Misleading Headline of the Week…and What to Do About...

Scientific American Mind has entitled this brief piece “Too Much Emotional Intelligence is a Bad…



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Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-about-me World by...

Children and adolescents with greater empathy tend to be happier, more successful, more resilient, and…



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Political Affiliation and Trust in Science

Over at the Cultural Cognition Project, Dan Kahan has offered a fascinating post about the relationship…



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Classroom Note Taking: A Solution to the Technology Conundrum?

[Editor’s note: this guest blogger piece is by Cindy Gadziala, Chairperson of Theology at Fontbonne…



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Using IQ Scores Thoughtfully

Debates about the meaning and value of IQ have long raged; doubtless, they will continue…



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Debate: E-Readers and Reading Comprehension

[Editor’s note: Scott’s post is in response to this earlier article.] Most times when I get…



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Head Start: Right on Time

“Children who grow up in poverty often exhibit delays in academic and social-emotional school readiness…



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