New learning depends on prior knowledge, and researchers are beginning to understand how this process works - and why it sometimes doesn't work.

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Research suggests that experts don't simply memorize more 'stuff' about their field or craft - they actually think about their field in ways that differ from non-experts.

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A debate has raged for centuries regarding the nature of intelligence - how do we define it? Can it be developed or is one born with a finite capacity for intelligence?

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