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“School is not only a place to learn, but a place to learn how to learn.”

Book:Letters from an Astrophysicist

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Letters from an Astrophysicist

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, science communicator, and television personality. Born on October 5, 1958, he is renowned for his deep understanding of the cosmos and his ability to popularize scientific knowledge. Tyson grew up in New York City and earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from Columbia University. He served as the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and has been a member of various scientific committees. more

“The difference between predictions and outcomes is the key to understanding a strange property of learning: if you’re predicting perfectly, your brain doesn’t need to change further… Changes in the brain happen only when there’s a difference between what was expected and what actually happens.”

Brain Learning

Book:Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

Source: Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

“Figuring out what you don't know or aren't sure of is the greatest intellectual skill of all.”

Education Learning Intelect

Book:Learning All the Time

Source: Learning All the Time

“In a world thronged with monsters and with gods, we know little peace of mind. There is hardly a single action we perform in that phase which we would not give anything, in later life, to be able to annul. Whereas what we ought to regret is that we no longer possess the spontaneity which made us perform them. In later life we look at things in a more practical way, in full conformity with the rest of society, but adolescence is the only period in which we learn anything.”

Wisdom Choices History Learning Youth Regret Perspective Conformity Spontaneity

Book:Within a Budding Grove

Source: Within a Budding Grove