Curiosity has an almost mythical status in education. We want to spark it, stimulate it, and place it at the centre of learning. That makes sense. If you are curious, you want to know, you seek information, and you learn. A lot of research supports that idea. But, as is often the case, the story… Read More Is curiosity always good for learning?
I do not have a crystal ball. However, based on what I learned last week, 2026 could well become the year of the Brain Economy. When major players such as the OECD, UNESCO, the World Economic Forum and McKinsey begin to embrace an idea. The chances are real. So what exactly is the Brain Economy?… Read More Why the Brain Economy Could Become the Next Big Policy Idea
Anyone who has ever sat in an online meeting with an email open on the side, a document that needed to be checked “quickly”, and perhaps a chat message popping up, will recognise the feeling. You are busy, but at the end of the meeting, you mainly feel tired. A new study by Frontzkowski and… Read More Why Multitasking During Video Meetings Leads to Fatigue and Worse Performance
Over seventy billion dollars. That is what Zuckerberg and Meta poured into the metaverse. Not gradually, but at full speed, Meta chased an idea that sounded convincing. Mainly because no one could explain what it was meant to become. Zuckerberg doubled down so hard he even renamed his company after it. And now Meta is… Read More Maybe We Should Talk About Wasted Money?
Sometimes you read a study and halfway through you think: okay, I get where this is going, but why are there suddenly three prefrontal regions, a sender–receiver paradigm, and wavelet coherence living rent-free in my head? That was precisely my experience with this new study on deception and social distance. It’s impressive work, but also… Read More How Social Distance Makes Us Easier to Fool
I came across a video featuring journalist and researcher Amanda Ripley, discussing how to communicate more effectively during conflict. Her work provides insights into better communication in conflict situations. We’ve all found ourselves in conversations that no longer feel like conversations. The tone sharpens, positions harden, and at some point, it’s no longer about the issue, but… Read More The Simple Listening Technique That Calms Conflict
We all know it feels good to have people around who listen, help, or simply check in. But this study isn’t about how many friends you have—it’s about how strongly you believe those people would be there if you needed them. Psychologists call this perceived social support, and it turns out to be one of… Read More More Than a Pat on the Back: Why Feeling Supported Really Matters
Andreas Schleicher – yes, the man behind the PISA tests – recently wrote that vocational education “has a great future”.That’s a remarkably upbeat message from someone we usually quote when talking about declining reading skills or falling maths scores. And to be fair, I share his optimism – though perhaps for slightly different reasons. In… Read More Vocational education has a brilliant future (I’m not saying that — Andreas Schleicher is)
I learned the term “workslop” from a sharp Harvard Business Review article by Kate Niederhoffer, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Angela Lee, Alex Liebscher, Kristina Rapuano and Jeffrey T. Hancock (“AI-Generated ‘Workslop’ Is Destroying Productivity,” September 2025). They describe it as the growing flood of AI-generated drafts, emails and documents that look like productivity but quietly erode it.… Read More The Workslop Problem: Why AI Is Making Us Busier, Not Better
For more cartoons on AI, check the blog post by Larry Cuban, where I found this one. For more Funny on Sunday: click here.