Czech Twins Case Study (Koluchová, 1976)

P.M. and J.M. are Czech monozygotic twins whose mother died just after giving birth. As a result, the brothers were put away in a children’s home for 11 months. Fortunately, their maternal aunt took responsibility, and they remained with her for six months.  But this environment was also interrupted – the twins were sent back to the … Read more

Growth Mindset

What is a growth mindset? A growth mindset is a way of thinking. It means ability can be developed and that failure is just a natural part of learning. We are not stuck with our born skills but we can change and grow. Students with a growth mindset understand they can get smarter through hard … Read more

How to Make Friends: The Science of Friendship

Research finds that the common factor in friendships is proximity. This means that people who are physically close to each other tend to become friends. Either because they do the same work, go to the same school, or have shared hobbies. This makes sense right? You can’t make new friends if you do not actually … Read more

The 10 Best Ear Muffs for Studying in 2022

Ear muffs are powerful tools for studying. Often used by Memory champions, people who can memorize a pack of cards in under 2 minutes. Because they know the importance of avoiding distractions. Studies support this idea and show that silence or slight ambient noise is the best study environment. 1 Therefore, keeping in mind performance, price, and comfort, … Read more

The 10 Best Laptops for Data Science 2022

As I see it, R is the future of data processing. Whatever your specific background or the legacy software that you use, I imagine that people have told you that R is where the industry or scientific field is eventually going. There’s also machine learning, or maybe all you do is play with queries in … Read more

A Theory of Human Motivation – A. H. Maslow (1943)

This is the paper where the famous Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs comes from. Contrary to popular belief, there is no pyramid. Although it is not a perfect metaphor for human needs, it is still useful. Republished for a better reading experience. Enjoy! Originally published in Psychological Review, 50, 370-396. I. Introduction In a previous paper (13) … Read more

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