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Your Mind Gets the Gist in 100 Milliseconds
Before you've decided to pay attention, your mind has already started to understand
Jun 16
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Lee LeFever
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The Science of Context - How Do We Know?
A groundbreaking experiment that explains why context is essential for comprehension, memory, and learning.
Jun 9
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Lee LeFever
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Is Cognitive Science Real Science? (Video)
What makes the study of the mind scientific and trustworthy
Jun 2
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Lee LeFever
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The Metaphor that Changed Everything
How the birth of computers led to the cognitive revolution
May 20
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Lee LeFever
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The Moment the Mind Became Measurable
How Claude Shannon’s work led to the information age and gave cognitive science a mathematical foundation.
May 13
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Lee LeFever
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How Context Leads to Understanding
A brief post (and video) about the role of context in helping ideas enter the gauntlet of the mind.
Apr 28
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Lee LeFever
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Your Mind on Context
Attention isn't enough. Your mind needs a way to find meaning in what you experience.
Apr 22
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Lee LeFever
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Sidebar: How I'm Thinking About, and Using, AI - Spring 2026
How AI has changed my work and perception of explanation as a skill
Apr 15
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Lee LeFever
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Catching Up on the Science of Explanation
Where we are today, and where we're headed
Apr 1
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Lee LeFever
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Attention, Vibes, and Meaning
Can vibes help us understand what is meaningful to others?
Mar 25
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Lee LeFever
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How the Mind Decides What to Notice
Attention is a competition. What gives your message a clear advantage?
Mar 18
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Lee LeFever
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The Science of Attention (Video + Text)
How does the mind select what gets our attention?
Mar 11
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Lee LeFever
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A search for scientific evidence of why explanations succeed or fail. Weekly issues with original videos, images, and words by Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation and founder of Common Craft.
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