Sam Liebeskind

While Americans in polls report historically low levels of trust in the media, it could be in large part because much of the press hasn’t been speaking to the concerns of their everyday lives. It would mean incorporating the knowledge and skills of reporters like Heather Bryant, who grew up in rural Missouri, where her lower-income family would buy... See more

Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

We found that writing prompts generally allowed participants to create personal content filters with higher performance more quickly, primarily driven by having the highest recall despite comparable precision across conditions.

Figuring out what you want is the central task of adulthood, and it’s not an easy one.

Once you leave formal schooling, you’re catapulted into a world with infinite possibilities. You no longer have to show up at school to avoid detention or ace tests to make your parents proud. You’re finally unshackled from the training wheels of life, and now you... See more