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Safety, Story, and Belonging: Teaching to the Ancient Brain

Christopher G. Jones and Julia VanderMolen June 15, 2026

In modern classrooms, where students have diminishing attention spans, some freeze when called upon, and others seem to unravel at the slightest sign of critical feedback, old methods of teaching are caving under the weight of a new, trending reality. Across higher education, faculty are

Teaching for Replay, State, and Sustainability: Making Learning Stick, Settle, and Endure

Mays Imad September 22, 2025

Throughout my career, I have been deeply curious about learning: what it means, how it happens, and what facilitates or hinders it. My own trajectory, from philosophy to neuroscience and ultimately education, reflects this continuous exploration. Philosophy provided the tools for asking foundational questions about

neuroscience of learning

Safety, Story, and Belonging: Teaching to the Ancient Brain

Teaching for Replay, State, and Sustainability: Making Learning Stick, Settle, and Endure

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