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Alessandro Innocenti

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The secrets of online communities

16 November 2019 Alessandro Innocenti

Expertise in the Age of YouTube A small revolution is brewing on the internet. From baking and makeup artistry to chess and poker, and every flavor of video game imaginable, online communities have started unlocking the secrets for getting good, … Continue reading The secrets of online communities

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In search of emotional intelligence

6 November 2019 Alessandro Innocenti

The junk science of emotion-recognition technology What do Facebook, Disney, Amazon, and Kellogg’s Cornflakes have in common? They want to know how you feel. Whether they’re quietly filing patents or partnering with companies that sell this kind of software to … Continue reading In search of emotional intelligence

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Clickbaited by brain

19 October 2019 Alessandro Innocenti

Why Aren’t We Curious About the Things We Want to Be Curious About? You can learn anything on the internet, so why do I so often learn things I don’t want to know? When I’m surfing the web I want … Continue reading Clickbaited by brain

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Listen to the language

9 July 2019 Alessandro Innocenti

Five Unusual, Evidence-Based Ways To Get Better At A New Language The last time I tried to learn a foreign language, I was living in an Italian suburb of Sydney. My hour a week at a local Italian class was … Continue reading Listen to the language

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Developing employees

24 June 2019 Alessandro Innocenti

You Learn Best When You Learn Less Last year, U.S. companies spent roughly $90 billion on learning and development efforts, a sum higher than the gross domestic product of 130 countries. In 2018, the average American employee received training at … Continue reading Developing employees

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Distributed practice

20 January 2019 Alessandro Innocenti

Immediately Re-Watching Lecture Videos Doesn’t Benefit Learning Given a passage of text to study, many students repeatedly re-read it in the hope the information will eventually stick. Psychology research has shown the futility of this approach. Re-reading is a poor … Continue reading Distributed practice

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Do dogs recognize you?

6 January 20196 January 2019 Alessandro Innocenti

Researchers Have Identified An Area of The Dog Brain Dedicated To Processing Human Faces If you want to know about the special relationship between human and canine you need only watch a dog owner slavishly feed, cuddle and clean up … Continue reading Do dogs recognize you?

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