by Margie Meacham | Oct 2, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Take this quiz to see how brainy you are about brains. Quiz originally posted by Valerie Strauss in her blog post “How brainy are you about brains? A neuroscience quiz.” Valerie covers education and runs The Answer Sheet blog on The Washington Post...
by Margie Meacham | Sep 18, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
The term “genius” is perhaps the most over-used and under-comprehended term in the English language. In the 14th Century, someone’s “genius” was thought to be an external force guiding one’s creative endeavors – usually an...
by Margie Meacham | Sep 17, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
“There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” —William Shakespeare In my previous article, What Neuroscience Can Teach us About Human Capital, I introduced you to the world of neuroscience and its potential to change the way we talk about managing...
by Margie Meacham | Sep 10, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Suppose you had the chance to be present at the very moment of a world-changing discovery? Imagine sitting next to Marie Curie in her lab as she discovers the power of radioactivity or walking with Neil Armstrong on the moon. Maybe you are seeing the DNA double-helix...
by Margie Meacham | Sep 1, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
The Judeo-Christian story of the Garden of Eden tells us that the devil, disguised as a snake, tricks Adam and Eve into eating of the forbidden fruit on the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. However, a recent study suggests that early, long-term exposure to snakes...
by Margie Meacham | Aug 27, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Using Contextual Priming and Cueing to Enhance Memory Neuroscientists are discovering new ways to help people learn every day. Let’s talk about two of them: Priming and Post-cueing. Priming Priming is the practice of presenting information before a learning...
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