This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team, about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 2010, Daniel Willingham was on his way back home ...

Daniel Willingham has long been interested in how learning and memory work. But about 15 years ago, the University of Virginia professor of psychology decided to move beyond the study of cognition and ...

What does science say about the complex processes happening as a person reads? And how can K-12 educators use this to improve reading instruction? In this video, originally streamed on Facebook Live, ...

"Why don't students like school?" Many students ask that question, too, as they struggle to stay attentive in class, while waiting for the bell to ring so they can pay attention to the things that ...

TikTok. Instagram. Constant notifications. Many worry that phones are destroying students’ ability to pay attention and, in turn, their ability to learn in the classroom. Indeed, even many adults say ...

Daniel Willingham is a cognitive scientist, by which I mean, he is an academic researcher who extracts information from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, and ...

Daniel Willingham, a cognitive scientist and author of How To Outsmart Your Brain and Why Don't Students Like School? has some tips for procrastinators. I am going to summarize them here — and add a ...

When Daniel Willingham's daughter ended up in the ICU, an unsung hero stepped up to help him get there. A father needed to get to his daughter in the ICU. A stranger helped him get there This story is ...

The idea that some people learn best from visual or audio materials has been around since the 1950s. But there’s little evidence to support it. This website uses cookies to improve your experience ...