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Brainscape offers a free education to all with new general knowledge flashcards!

Brainscape offers a free education to all with new general knowledge flashcards!

From school subjects to street smarts, we've officially launched our new collection of flashcards, which deliver a free minimum viable education to anyone with a smartphone!

Product Knowledge Training: Unleashing The Beast In Your Salespeople

Product Knowledge Training: Unleashing The Beast In Your Salespeople

The irrefutable key to unlocking successful salespeople is through product knowledge training. This guide explores how you can keep your company's sales training affordable, focused, and effective.

How to sound smarter in conversations (and actually BE smarter)

How to sound smarter in conversations (and actually BE smarter)

Your step-by-step guide on how to equip yourself with the intellectual artillery to have mind-expanding, connection-forging conversations with other humans!

Brainscape’s early childhood app gives kids a powerful head start

Brainscape’s early childhood app gives kids a powerful head start

The adaptive mobile flashcards use science-backed strategies to give young children a “nearly unfair” advantage in learning language, numeracy, and life skills.

What I learned about parenting from training my dog

What I learned about parenting from training my dog

Brainscape's Chief Product Officer (and parent of both four- and two-legged beasts) shares his greatest revelations on parenting, which he learned from training his puppy.

How Can I Teach My Young Kids at Home?

How Can I Teach My Young Kids at Home?

The best advice from Brainscape’s panel of early childhood educators on how to teach your young kids from home in order to prepare them for preschool.

The best language & reading apps for preschoolers

The best language & reading apps for preschoolers

Teach your kids the building blocks of language and a love of reading with these excellent language apps for preschoolers.

The best numbers & math apps for preschoolers

The best numbers & math apps for preschoolers

Teach your kids their numbers, counting, and basic math—without destroying their souls—with these excellent math apps for preschoolers!

How Do You Motivate A Stubborn Child To Learn?

How Do You Motivate A Stubborn Child To Learn?

Nagging, rewarding, punishment, and scolding are out! Here’s how to motivate your child the right way and inspire them to take control of their own decisions and learning.

How to build your kids' resilience (without traumatizing them)

How to build your kids' resilience (without traumatizing them)

Could your kids use a little (gentle) toughening up? Prepare them for the future by helping them become emotionally and physically resilient, without traumatizing them in the process!

What do kids need to know before kindergarten?

What do kids need to know before kindergarten?

From reading and math to social, emotional, and self-care skills: this checklist will help you gauge whether your kids are ready for kindergarten!

How to use Brainscape, the best preschool app, to teach your kids

How to use Brainscape, the best preschool app, to teach your kids

Learn why Brainscape is the best preschool app and how you can use it to teach your kids so much more efficiently than any other learning method.

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Foreign character keyboard commands -- shortcuts for many languages

Foreign character keyboard commands -- shortcuts for many languages

Your handy guide to accent marks and other unique characters for Spanish, French, German, and other common western languages

How to Study in Medical School Using Brainscape

How to Study in Medical School Using Brainscape

Learn how to get the most out of Brainscape in medical school by creating your own flashcards, collaborating with fellow students, and sourcing premade flashcards in our Knowledge Genome.

How to Effectively Train Paralegals at a Law Firm

How to Effectively Train Paralegals at a Law Firm

Discover (and integrate) the key learning principles that are crucial to the efficient, cost-effective onboarding of paralegals in your law firm.

How To Use Brainscape In Nursing School

How To Use Brainscape In Nursing School

Don’t miss out on these game-changing features, tools, and resources! Here’s how to get the very most out of Brainscape for your nursing school education.

How To Study In Law School Using Brainscape

How To Study In Law School Using Brainscape

Discover how to get the very most out of Brainscape as a law student and all the game-changing features, tools, and resources at your disposal!

Defeat Law School Stress With These Mental Health Resources

Defeat Law School Stress With These Mental Health Resources

Rather than “tough it out”, here are some top mental health resources you can use to succeed at and enjoy your law school education.

5 Keys To Passing The NCLEX Nursing Exam

5 Keys To Passing The NCLEX Nursing Exam

Discover the five keys to passing the NCLEX nursing exam and resources to help you vault this final hurdle between you and your first nursing job!

How To Study In Nursing School (And Pass With Flying Colors)

How To Study In Nursing School (And Pass With Flying Colors)

Discover 10 game-changing tips for accelerating your learning journey in nursing school and studying for your final exams (and the NCLEX)!

Comparing Spaced Repetition Algorithms

Comparing Spaced Repetition Algorithms

Learn the technical nuts and bolts behind four popular spaced repetition algorithms and which would work best for you.

How Long Should I Take To Study For The NCLEX?

How Long Should I Take To Study For The NCLEX?

When should you start studying for the NCLEX if you’re a first-time or repeat test-taker? And how many hours should you study per day? Discover right now!

Do flashcards help kids with dyslexia?

Do flashcards help kids with dyslexia?

Learn about what makes the dyslexic brain different to the neurotypical brain and why flashcards are such a helpful learning strategy for kids with this condition.