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Not All Practice Makes Perfect
Moving from naive to purposeful practice can dramatically increase performance.
Parents Shouldn’t Spy on Their Kids
Apps that make it easy to invade kids’ privacy are a recipe for arrested development.
No, You Can’t Feel Sorry for Everyone
The idea of empathy for all ignores the limits of human psychology.
The Paradox of the Elephant Brain
With three times as many neurons, why doesn’t the elephant brain outperform ours?
The Man Who Discovered the Sun’s Puzzling Heat Is Being Forgotten
The extraordinary physical intuition of Hannes Alfvén.

