The widespread popularity of the 2016 presidential candidacy of Bernie Sanders, an avowed socialist, is unprecedented in U.S. history. Polls of Millennial indicate a greater preference for a European social democracy-styled economy over capitalism. Yet long-term anti-communist ideology in the U.S. has largely buried a rich, diverse, yet hardly known homegrown U.S. socialist tradition.

This is a 1-credit course for students with an interest in the implications of cognitive psychology in learning and what it means to college students. Each week, students will explore various topics of the science of learning, e.g., sleep and learning, mindsets toward learning, cramming and learning, exercise and learning, etc.. The seminar will take some of the mystery out of content learning in college and help students develop ?transferrable skills? that will support their learning in current or future courses.