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The Chemistry Behind a Kitchen Mystery An everyday question that reveals just how clever nature can be. There are few kitchen experiences quite as humbling as preparing a simple meal
The Chemistry Behind a Kitchen Mystery An everyday question that reveals just how clever nature can be. There are few kitchen experiences quite as humbling as preparing a simple meal
The Science Hiding in Your Kitchen You fill a glass with ice-cold water on a warm day, leave it on the table, and return a few minutes later to find
Continue readingWhy Does a Cold Glass Get Wet on the Outside?
A back-to-school essay on learning, memory, and the uncomfortable truth about AI September always feels different. Even if you are long past school age, there is something about this time
Continue readingThe New School Year… and Why Your Brain Hates Shortcuts
If you ask most adults about their memories of school science, the answers are often surprisingly similar. Some remember enjoying practical experiments but struggling with the written work. Others recall
Continue readingScience Is for Everyone… Why the Best Learning Begins with Curiosity
Why students and adults often lose confidence long before they lose curiosity. Whether you’re a GCSE student, a parent looking for the right tutor, a home educator, or an adult
There comes a pivotal time in many people’s lives when events from years ago suddenly begin to make sense. Perhaps it happens after a conversation with a friend. Perhaps it
Continue readingADHD, Autism and Returning to Education as an Adult
What science actually says about learning Every school seems to have them. The student who never appears to revise but somehow walks into exams with the relaxed confidence of a
A lot of people assume the problem with science is the content. Too many formulas… too many rules… too much to remember. But sit with a student for long enough
Walk into most classrooms and you’ll notice something almost immediately… a kind of invisible contract. Sit still. Pay attention. Follow along. Get it right. It’s a system that has worked
Continue readingWhat Teaching at Summerhill Taught Me About How Students Actually Learn