I'm in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother's bag in search of fruit snacks. The contents spill onto the table, bench and floor. It's a chaotic—but functional—solution to the problem.

Studies show that people-pleasing — when someone devalues their own ideas to uphold those of others — is more common in women than men. And the social pressure for girls to follow the status quo takes ...

What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common? They all rely on people’s ability to visualize objects as they spin, flip or turn in space, without physically moving them. This ...

Amber M. Simpson receives funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The Trump administration is reshaping the pursuit of science through federal cuts to research grants and the Department of ...

This blog post was guest-written by Elizabeth Bonawitz, Ph.D., who is the David J. Vitale Associate Professor of Learning Sciences at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. “I don’t need to take an ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) They all rely on people’s ability to visualize objects as they spin, flip or turn in ...

Shannon Pruden receives funding from National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development and National Science Foundation. Karinna Rodriguez does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shannon Pruden, Florida International University and Karinna Rodriguez, Florida ...