In education, as in psychology, clarity matters. Yet in everyday conversations about teaching and learning, terms like learning theory and pedagogy are often used interchangeably. Phrases such as “We ...

Adult learning theory is a manual for classroom diplomacy, not a map of the mind. Walk into any corporate leadership retreat or faculty development workshop, and you will encounter a familiar set of ...

Theoretical physicists use machine-learning algorithms to speed up difficult calculations and eliminate untenable theories—but could they transform what it means to make discoveries? Theoretical ...