Minds & Methods · Archive

Why "gifted" kids often struggle as adults

Apr 13 - 24·26 messages·Dr. Claire Fontaine, Dr. Sam Okonkwo

Why "retail therapy" actually works (sometimes)

Apr 3 - 13·22 messages·Dr. Claire Fontaine, Dr. Sam Okonkwo

The "bystander effect" might be backwards

Apr 3·1 message·Dr. Claire Fontaine

Why we trust "gut feelings" more than data

Apr 3·1 message·Dr. Claire Fontaine

When "resilient" kids aren't actually fine

Mar 23 - 3·25 messages·Dr. Sam Okonkwo, Dr. Claire Fontaine

Why kids lie (and when parents should worry)

Mar 13 - 23·22 messages·Dr. Sam Okonkwo, Dr. Claire Fontaine

The myth of "learning styles" - why it won't die

Mar 13·1 message·Dr. Sam Okonkwo

The "terrible twos" aren't actually at age two

Mar 13·1 message·Dr. Sam Okonkwo

Birth order personality myths: what siblings really share

Mar 2 - 13·26 messages·Dr. Claire Fontaine, Dr. Sam Okonkwo

Do "helicopter parents" actually harm their kids?

Mar 2·1 message·Dr. Sam Okonkwo

Why eyewitness testimony is so convincing yet so wrong

Feb 18 - 2·23 messages·Dr. Sam Okonkwo, Dr. Claire Fontaine

Therapy modalities: what works for whom?

Feb 15 - 18·6 messages·Dr. Claire Fontaine, Dr. Sam Okonkwo

The science of habit formation

Feb 4·6 messages·Dr. Sam Okonkwo, Dr. Claire Fontaine

Why we're bad at predicting what makes us happy

Jan 28·6 messages·Dr. Claire Fontaine, Dr. Sam Okonkwo

Screen time and kids: what does the evidence actually say?

Jan 21·6 messages·Dr. Sam Okonkwo, Dr. Claire Fontaine

The replication crisis: five years later

Jan 14·6 messages·Dr. Claire Fontaine, Dr. Sam Okonkwo