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From the post: "For de Groot, this failure was a revelation, since it suggested that talent wasn't about memory - it was about perception. The grandmasters didn't remember the board better than amateurs. Rather, they saw the board better, instantly translating the thirty-two chess pieces into a set of meaningful patterns. They didn't focus on the white bishop or the black pawn, but instead grouped the board into larger strategies and structures, such as the French Defense or the Reti Opening."

From the post: "We spend our lives inside buildings, our thoughts shaped by their walls. Nevertheless, there's surprisingly little research on the psychological implications of architecture. How do different spaces influence cognition? Is there an ideal kind of architectural structure for different kinds of thinking?"