Being identified as gifted sets expectations that can follow you for decades. What happens when the pond gets bigger and you are no longer the biggest fish in it?

Imagine you are four years old. A researcher shows you two dolls: Sally and Anne. Sally places a marble in a basket, then leaves the room. While she is gone, Anne moves the marble to a box. Sally comes back. The researcher turns to you and asks: where will Sally look for her marble? If you are four, there is a good chance you will point to the box, where the marble physically is. If you are five, you will probably point to the basket, where Sally left it, and where she believes it still is....

Ever turned a complex topic into a story just to remember it? Laura Bilbao Broch dives into the science of narrative learning, exploring why our brains are wired to learn through stories and what that means for education and science communication.