spaced repetition & Darwin’s golden rule – Mind Hacks
Kavita Mistry Spaced repetition is a memory hack. We know that spacing out your study is more...
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Quality over quantity | The Science Communication Institute
Research communication continues to mature along several fronts in 2024, including an increasing focus on...
Did the Victorians have faster reactions? – Mind Hacks
Psychologists have been measuring reaction times since before psychology existed, and they are still a...
A library of science stories
How do we teach science? Too often, it’s all about memorizing facts and mastering equations....
John Bargh’s “Before You Know It” – Mind Hacks
I have a review of John Bargh’s new book “Before You Know It: The Unconscious...
UNESCO’s open science plan moves forward
UNESCO’s open science team has completed the next stage of its work, publishing the first...
Believing everyone else is wrong is a danger sign – Mind Hacks
I have a guest post for the Research Digest, snappily titled ‘People who think their...
Ashley Moses & The Civilian, making research more accessible
Journal articles can be difficult to understand, even for scientists in the same field of...
Open Science Essentials: Preprints – Mind Hacks
Open science essentials in 2 minutes, part 4 Before a research article is published in...
EU ditches old Plan S, backs new Plan S
In late 2018, EU policy leaders rocked the scholarly publishing world by launching Plan S...
After the methods crisis, the theory crisis – Mind Hacks
This thread started by Ekaterina Damer has prompted many recommendations from psychologists on twitter. Here...
CDR needs global policy coordination
Using technology to help remove carbon dioxide from our atmosphere has a long way to...
The Choice Engine – Mind Hacks
A project I’ve been working on a for a long time has just launched: The...
The future of truth | The Science Communication Institute
Truth is the cornerstone of modern civilization. Without it, we are ruled by superstition, fear...
Do we suffer ‘behavioural fatigue’ for pandemic prevention measures? – Mind Hacks
The Guardian recently published an article saying “People won’t get ‘tired’ of social distancing –...