Paul's latest book is Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives.
Annie Murphy Paul is the author of Origins and the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, Discover and Health.
A new study shows that the popular kids in high school wind up making more money. Then again, a lot of people still hate them
Personal interests don’t have to arise “naturally” but are often triggered by external events
The popularity of a bracelet-making kit with our sons give us a teeny bit of hope for gender equality
Kids need to about the skills of learning in order to use them
Having discussions with your kids teaches them to become assertive advocates for themselves in school
Medical students have long used rhymes and songs to help them master vast quantities of information, and we’ve just gotten fresh evidence of how effective this strategy can be. A young British doctor, Tapas Mukherjee of Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, was distressed by a survey showing that 55% of nurses and doctors at Glenfield were …
No, but we shouldn’t have to make a choice between an engaging education and one that prepares students for careers.
Psychology
The brain can get by on less energy when you overlearn a task
And other startling predictions from the brave new world of academic evaluations
Family
Playing video games can improve girls’ spatial skills — an important contributor to career success
