The Science of Explanation
Lee LeFeverA search for scientific evidence of why explanations succeed or fail. Weekly issues with original videos, images, and words by Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation and founder of Common Craft.
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What is Cognitive Load? Why Does it Matter?
Let’s start with a scenario:
You arrive home with a new prescription that you need to start taking immediately. You remove the bottle from the bag and stare at the label. The stakes are high. If you don’t follow instructions, you could hav...
What Have We Learned About Better Explanations?
This newsletter is based on a big idea: We can become better communicators by understanding the mechanics of the mind.
Since January of 2026, I’ve published 24 posts with this goal. Most of those posts focused on science: the researchers a...
We Think In Chunks: Video Explainer
Friends, we are in a new phase of this project. We’ve moved from perceptions that happen in milliseconds (system 1 - attention, context, gist) to information being processed by the mind (system 2 - working memory, cognitive load, etc.).
T...
The Science of Working Memory: How Do We Know?
Friends, I hope these posts help you understand not just what we know, but how we came to know it. The everyday work of researchers isn't often glamorous or exciting, but over time it produces new insights and greater confidence in what we...
Two Ways of Thinking, Two Explanation Challenges
We’re at a point of transition in this series. The most recent posts about attention, context, and gist are now under the umbrella of Kahneman’s System 1 or “fast” thinking. In the post below, I’m using the recurring story of Olivia to set...
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I've been a professional explainer since 2007. I'm the author of The Art of Explanation (Wiley), founder of Common Craft, and helped establish the explainer video genre.
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