The Science of Explanation

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Why explanations succeed or fail, and what science reveals about how minds process ideas. By Lee LeFever, author of The Art of Explanation.

About Lee LeFever

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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