Why historians must learn from physiologists
Katherine Hill, Lyndal Roper · 2026
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Katherine Hill and Lyndal Roper argue, in 2026, that historians should learn from body science to sharpen thought. Both teach history, one in London and one at Oxford. During the pandemic they wove short exercise bouts into classes and watched focus change. They also built drills that split argument from facts in student writing.
Their claim is that thinking is a bodily event, not just a cultural one. The brain burns much fuel, and blood flow feeds its work. With AI drafting text, sharp human judgement grows more prized, they say. Exercise and drill-based teaching could train that judgement. The piece blends classroom tales with brain and vessel science.
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| CREATOR | Katherine Hill, Lyndal Roper |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19052 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |