Designed Perseverance: And The Willpower Myth

In 2012, researchers at the University of Birmingham invited one hundred athletes into a laboratory for what appeared to be a straightforward test of endurance and perseverance. Each athlete sat on a stationary bike to complete ten stages, each harder than the last....

The Language That Makes Learning Last

In 2012, Professor Andrew Hooyman filmed three instructional videos at the University of Nevada. Each taught the same bowling motion used in cricket. Each showed identical demonstrations. Each covered the same technical details about foot placement, arm position, and...