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Children learn through shared attention, social feedback, and the messy back-and-forth of doing things with other people. Multi-agent AI systems play against themselves. Here's why that gap matters more than it looks.
Raf Delgado·
Camille Dubois on why "I'm just bad with money" is a story, not a fact — the social science of financial literacy, why almost nobody learned this stuff, and the scripts to finally start the money conversations that change everything.
Camille Dubois·
Nearly 40% of high school students report persistent sadness, yet most kids who need mental health support never get it. Here's what depression actually looks like in children and teens, what the research says about risk factors, and how to find help.
Becca Liu·
Camille Dubois on why genuine curiosity about other people is the most underrated social skill — the science of awe, wonder, and how asking better questions might be the best thing you do for your relationships this year.
Camille Dubois·
Vygotsky noticed that children talk themselves through problems — and then stop. Chain-of-thought prompting in AI rediscovered the same trick decades later. Here's what the parallel reveals, and where it quietly falls apart.
Lina Chae·
Same bowl of rice, completely different blood sugar response. A 2025 Nature Medicine CGM study confirms what you've probably sensed: the ideal diet isn't universal — and the science finally explains why your body has its own rules.
Margot Laine·
Your earliest friendships were doing invisible developmental work — and the science says what they taught you still shapes every connection you'll ever make. Here's what childhood social bonds reveal about the hidden grammar of closeness.
Sage Lindgren·
Marcus Reeves on why the performance armor most high achievers wear isn't protection — it's a drag. The science of authenticity, emotional suppression, and what it actually costs you to keep pretending you've got it all together.
Marcus Reeves·
Babies keep time before they can walk. AI generates music by counting tokens. The gap between these two things reveals something fundamental about what rhythm actually is — and why closing it matters.
Raf Delgado·
The two biggest fears about eating more plants — losing muscle and missing out on proven heart benefits — are both overblown. Here's what the research actually says, minus the lifestyle lecture.
Cal Reeves·
The afternoon meltdown isn't a character flaw. Here's what the research on childhood nutrition and physical activity reveals about why kids fall apart at 4pm — and what actually helps.
Becca Liu·
Most people invest in friendships and family — and overlook the one developmental relationship research says shapes us most. Here's the science behind mentorship bonds, and five practical moves to build yours.
Jules Nakamura·
Marcus Reeves on why aging doesn't have to mean slowing down — the research on exercise, resilience, and the mental models that separate people who thrive in their 40s, 50s, and beyond from those who just accept decline.
Marcus Reeves·
Children are built to extract general principles from ostensive instruction — an evolved system that comes online at 9 months. AI systems can be trained on feedback, but they can't truly be taught. Here's the gap that matters most for every classroom deploying AI right now.
Raf Delgado·
For decades, diet culture treated hunger as a failure of willpower. New research on appetite hormones, metabolic flexibility, and circadian eating rhythms tells a very different story — and the implications are damning.
Jules Cortez·
Children's eco-anxiety may actually be a developmental signal as old as childhood itself. Here's what developmental science and anthropology reveal about raising children who can hold the weight of the world and still love it.
Maya Okafor·
You don't need to be funnier. You need to laugh more — and with intention. Here's the evolutionary science behind laughter as a bonding mechanism, plus three practical levers to put it to work.
Ren Castillo·
Marcus Reeves on why the best mentors are still doing the work — and how coaching someone else through adversity might be the fastest way to finally finish your own.
Marcus Reeves·
Preschoolers beat GPT-o1, GPT-4V, and LLaVA on simple visual analogy tasks. The gap reveals something foundational about how children — and machines — actually reason about structure.
Maren Solis·
Bloating after a "normal" meal isn't in your head — and it's probably not gluten. New research points to a different culprit hiding in your everyday food, and the fix is simpler than an elimination diet.
Cal Reeves·Parenting & Motherhood
Nearly 40% of high school students report persistent sadness, yet most kids who need mental health support never get it. Here's what depression actually looks like in children and teens, what the research says about risk factors, and how to find help.
Becca Liu·The afternoon meltdown isn't a character flaw. Here's what the research on childhood nutrition and physical activity reveals about why kids fall apart at 4pm — and what actually helps.
Becca Liu·Children's eco-anxiety may actually be a developmental signal as old as childhood itself. Here's what developmental science and anthropology reveal about raising children who can hold the weight of the world and still love it.
Maya Okafor·
Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease in the U.S., and most parents have no idea. Here's what the research on early childhood caries means for the nightly toothbrush battle and what actually helps.
Becca Liu·
You didn't get a parenting manual with the placement papers. Here's what the science says actually helps children who've experienced early adversity — and the practical framework to build it.
Jess Thornton·Getting ahead in life
Camille Dubois on why "I'm just bad with money" is a story, not a fact — the social science of financial literacy, why almost nobody learned this stuff, and the scripts to finally start the money conversations that change everything.
Camille Dubois·Camille Dubois on why genuine curiosity about other people is the most underrated social skill — the science of awe, wonder, and how asking better questions might be the best thing you do for your relationships this year.
Camille Dubois·Marcus Reeves on why the performance armor most high achievers wear isn't protection — it's a drag. The science of authenticity, emotional suppression, and what it actually costs you to keep pretending you've got it all together.
Marcus Reeves·Marcus Reeves on why aging doesn't have to mean slowing down — the research on exercise, resilience, and the mental models that separate people who thrive in their 40s, 50s, and beyond from those who just accept decline.
Marcus Reeves·Marcus Reeves on why the best mentors are still doing the work — and how coaching someone else through adversity might be the fastest way to finally finish your own.
Marcus Reeves·
Jordan Kessler on why creativity isn't a talent you either have or don't — it's a system you either built or haven't yet. The mental models and research-backed moves to start making things again.
Jordan Kessler·
Lena Okafor on why the explosion of choices in modern life quietly drains your mental energy — and the evidence-backed strategies for designing a simpler decision environment that actually frees you up.
Lena Okafor·Neuroscience & Brain Health
Children learn through shared attention, social feedback, and the messy back-and-forth of doing things with other people. Multi-agent AI systems play against themselves. Here's why that gap matters more than it looks.
Raf Delgado·Vygotsky noticed that children talk themselves through problems — and then stop. Chain-of-thought prompting in AI rediscovered the same trick decades later. Here's what the parallel reveals, and where it quietly falls apart.
Lina Chae·Babies keep time before they can walk. AI generates music by counting tokens. The gap between these two things reveals something fundamental about what rhythm actually is — and why closing it matters.
Raf Delgado·Children are built to extract general principles from ostensive instruction — an evolved system that comes online at 9 months. AI systems can be trained on feedback, but they can't truly be taught. Here's the gap that matters most for every classroom deploying AI right now.
Raf Delgado·Preschoolers beat GPT-o1, GPT-4V, and LLaVA on simple visual analogy tasks. The gap reveals something foundational about how children — and machines — actually reason about structure.
Maren Solis·
Babies detect mathematical impossibilities before they can say a number. AI systems that ace calculus stumble on the quantity-sense that infants master without instruction. Here's what the gap tells us about the architecture of learning.
Raf Delgado·
Thirty-something AI tools evaluated for school curricula. Almost none had been tested specifically on children. The science of developmental variation explains why that's not just a gap in documentation — it's a design failure with a long and troubling history.
Jules Okafor·Yoga & Mindfulness
Your earliest friendships were doing invisible developmental work — and the science says what they taught you still shapes every connection you'll ever make. Here's what childhood social bonds reveal about the hidden grammar of closeness.
Sage Lindgren·Most people invest in friendships and family — and overlook the one developmental relationship research says shapes us most. Here's the science behind mentorship bonds, and five practical moves to build yours.
Jules Nakamura·You don't need to be funnier. You need to laugh more — and with intention. Here's the evolutionary science behind laughter as a bonding mechanism, plus three practical levers to put it to work.
Ren Castillo·
Your chosen family might matter more than your biological one — and the science agrees. Here's how chosen families actually form, why they work, and how to deliberately build yours.
Jules Nakamura·
The pressure to be socially abundant misses the point. Here's what neuroscience says about the power of a small, close circle — and why introverts' deepest instincts may be better calibrated than they've been told.
Sage Lindgren·Cooking & Recipes
Same bowl of rice, completely different blood sugar response. A 2025 Nature Medicine CGM study confirms what you've probably sensed: the ideal diet isn't universal — and the science finally explains why your body has its own rules.
Margot Laine·The two biggest fears about eating more plants — losing muscle and missing out on proven heart benefits — are both overblown. Here's what the research actually says, minus the lifestyle lecture.
Cal Reeves·For decades, diet culture treated hunger as a failure of willpower. New research on appetite hormones, metabolic flexibility, and circadian eating rhythms tells a very different story — and the implications are damning.
Jules Cortez·Bloating after a "normal" meal isn't in your head — and it's probably not gluten. New research points to a different culprit hiding in your everyday food, and the fix is simpler than an elimination diet.
Cal Reeves·
In 2015, the WHO classified processed meats as Group 1 carcinogens. Your grocery cart didn't get the memo. Here's the accumulated evidence — and who benefited from keeping it quiet.
Jules Cortez·
You've been told to eat more fiber for decades. But not what it actually does. Two landmark 2024–2025 studies finally explain the mechanism — and it's not about constipation.
Jules Cortez·