Learning & the Mind

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Sleep On It: The Science of Solving Problems Overnight

Sleep On It: The Science of Solving Problems Overnight

2026-07-27

You go to bed stuck and wake up with the answer. Turns out 'sleep on it' isn't folk wisdom, it's a well-studied thing your brain does while you're offline.

Can You Absorb Information While You're Asleep?

Can You Absorb Information While You're Asleep?

2026-06-28

The 1950s sleep-learning tapes were a scam, but modern neuroscience found something narrower, and much weirder, that works while you're asleep. This is the real story.