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3rd Graders Beware! The Perils of Mindfulness Research
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Despite suggestive research about its benefits, teachers should know the...

Solving the Nap Research Problem (BTW: Naps Help!)
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

New research from China shows that daytime naps improve several...

Look Here Not There: The Limits of Psychology
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Daniel Willingham argues that we should acknowledge the limits of...

Brains in the Classroom: Research-based Advice for Students
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Rather than nag students by telling them to give up...

How Would You Like Inventing a New Math?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Five years ago, I had lunch with a 13-year-old who...

Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson with Forrest Hanson
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Rick Hanson, senior fellow at the Greater Good Science Center...

Understanding Scanning Technology: When and Where in the Brain
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The good folks over at TedEd have produced another helpful...

Chronotype Influences Grades. Owls Are Sad…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Sleep researchers distinguish between morning "larks" and night "owls." These...

Can You Resist the Seductive Allure of Neuroscience?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The seductive allure of neuroscience often blinds us. In fact,...

Daring to Flip the Public Health Classroom
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

"Flipping the classroom" has been around long enough now to...

Can You Rely on Meta-analysis? Can You Doubt It?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over at his blog Filling the Pail, Greg Ashman likes...

When Bad Technology Is Good Instead
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Action video games and cell phones take most of the...

Vital Resources in Psychology: the Best Research for Teachers
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

These vital resources in psychology research can help teachers find...

Don’t “Ignore the Man Behind the Curtain”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If you've got a question about the study you just...

Training Working Memory: Bad News, and Surprising Great News
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Training working memory might be effective not because it increases...

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