Sitemap - 2026 - The Science of Explanation
Reasoning Backward and Forward
Do Analogies Work? How Do We Know?
Why Being Wrong Can Feel So Right
We Think We Understand, But Do We?
If You Can’t Explain it Simply...
Next: How The Mind Processes Understanding
Why Some Ideas Survive the Gauntlet of the Mind
The Science of Cognitive Load: How Do We Know?
What is Cognitive Load? Why Does it Matter?
What Have We Learned About Better Explanations?
We Think In Chunks: Video Explainer
The Science of Working Memory: How Do We Know?
Two Ways of Thinking, Two Explanation Challenges
We've Been Studying "System 1" All Along
Your Mind Gets the Gist in 100 Milliseconds
The Science of Context - How Do We Know?
Is Cognitive Science Real Science? (Video)
The Metaphor that Changed Everything
The Moment the Mind Became Measurable
How Context Leads to Understanding
Sidebar: How I'm Thinking About, and Using, AI - Spring 2026
Catching Up on the Science of Explanation
How the Mind Decides What to Notice
The Science of Attention (Video + Text)
The Limits of Attention at the Doctor's Office
How the Mind Translates What You Experience