Letting an AI assistant handle the hard parts of thinking feels efficient in the moment, but a growing body of cognitive ...
Companies are investing billions in upskilling, but many training programs are designed for an “average” employee who doesn’t exist. This can be fixed.
Finally, we turn to how we do. Behavioral science provides powerful models for performance: motivation, ability, and environmental nudges determine whether new knowledge translates into consistent ...
When OpenAI released “study mode” in July 2025, the company touted ChatGPT’s educational benefits. “When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance,” the ...
When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...
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The illusion of learning in the age of AI

Walk into almost any university in Pakistan and you will see students producing assignments, presentations and exam scripts that look impressively neat and complete. Yet beneath this appearance lies a ...
Modern classrooms are filled with the language of cognitive science. We talk about student engagement, working memory, attention, mindset, and cognitive load as if we can observe these things directly ...
As AI becomes more prevalent in education, work and social life, research is increasingly focused on understanding its nuanced effects on core cognitive functions such as memory, attention and ...
The brain's ability to adapt and form new neural connections allows it to recover from injury and maintain cognitive function into old age. Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to adapt and ...
The leadership development industry is at a crossroads. Despite billions invested globally each year, many programs fail to deliver meaningful, lasting outcomes. For example, the challenges created by ...