Quick Bites

Scott Young 

Have you noticed that some people are able to learn things – languages, facts, lyrics, etc. – much faster than others? Learning about learning – i.e., the science of learning – has been a recognized course of study since the early 1980s. Since then, it’s bloomed in a large and pretty exciting field of education. Scott Young, a learning expert, wrote a very good introduction to the field in this essay, where he lists the scientists and theoreticians that have most influenced his ideas.

Ready for the next global pandemic? According to the folks that brought you the COVID-19 hysteria, the next one is likely to be many times worse. Go here to see a review of the news stories touting the next great pandemic that have been published in just the last few months.

They spent 20 years reading one book… and they still don’t understand it! In my late teens, I sat in on a college course my father gave on Finnegan’s Wake. Prior to that, I had read only one book by Joyce, his collection of short stories (Dubliners). I didn’t realize what I was getting myself into. Neither did this book club, apparently. Click here.

These stories are rare, but they are fun and inspirational for art collectors. Click here.