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Promoting STEM for Women by Requiring More High School Math. Or, not.
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

How can we encourage young women to pursue STEM fields?...

Don’t Take the Bait
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Some days I wonder if I have linked to too...

The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

People are inherently information seekers. In today’s high-tech world this...

Learning from (gulp) Video Games
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Many teachers I know are baffled by the attraction of...

An Invaluable Part of Any LatB Lunch…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

...a baloney detection kit. Enjoy. (Here are some napkins.)

The Evidence Mounts: Delaying Middle and High School Start Times
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's the statement from the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine:...

A Working Memory Intervention That “Really Works.” Really?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

L&tB bloggers frequently write about working memory -- and with good...

Emotion: Cognition’s Rudder
Austin Matte
Austin Matte

We are not rational beings. In fact, many aspects of...

Skepticism Improves Innovation
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Greg Ashman is enthusiastic about research, and yet skeptical about innovation....

Gender Differences in Dyslexia Diagnoses
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

It has long been true that men are diagnosed with...

The Potential Perils of Google
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

You have heard before, and will doubtless hear again, that...

The Most Concussive High School Sport?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Brain research can be thrilling; it can be useful; it...

If You’re Reading this Blog, You’re Part of the Solution
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Dr. Savo Heleta, a scholar at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,...

Movin’ on Up
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

This New York Times article offers a handy overview of...

More Brain Horsepower?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

  This article summarizes the current debate -- call it a...

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