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Research-led explanations of human capacity, learning and technological change. Start with the foundations, then follow the evidence and related ideas as the Learning Hub grows.
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How to structure AI-assisted choices so evidence, uncertainty, responsibility and correction remain visible.
Decision-making is the process of moving from a problem and possible options to a choice under constraints.
Observable success during practice is not the same thing as durable learning. Conditions that make performance look smooth can sometimes leave weaker retention or transfer, while conditions that slow performance can sometimes produce more lasting change. The distinction is foundational for evaluating teaching, training and AI assistance.
A person can receive a smaller amount of money today or a larger amount several months from now. Choosing the smaller amount may reflect impatience, but…
Expertise does not grow simply because a person consumes more information or repeats an activity. Deliberate practice asks for a narrower and more demanding loop: a defined skill, effort near the edge of current ability, feedback, correction and repeated return.
A musician repeats an entire piece until it feels familiar. Another isolates a passage that repeatedly fails, slows it down, compares the result with a…
A design and evaluation framework for keeping useful human skills available across repeated AI use.
When challenge supports durable learning, and when difficulty is merely friction or overload.
A critical guide to the 2024 review comparing individual and social-structural behavior-change targets across meta-analyses.