https://trycurio.app/blog Research explainers, clear essays, and honest notes from building Curio. en-us 2026-08-23 https://trycurio.app/blog/more-ai-research-did-not-make-the-videos-better https://trycurio.app/blog/more-ai-research-did-not-make-the-videos-better 2026-08-22 Leon Kelvin Li AI In Stuart Oskamp's small case study, everyone read the same sections in the same order. Confidence rose without a clear gain in correct answers. https://trycurio.app/blog/the-best-ai-model-depends-on-where-it-works https://trycurio.app/blog/the-best-ai-model-depends-on-where-it-works 2026-08-22 Leon Kelvin Li Building Curio Curio will compare two AI workflow bundles on fixed briefs and review rules. The test asks whether splitting idea work from building helps a solo builder. https://trycurio.app/blog/instagram-never-asks-who-you-are https://trycurio.app/blog/instagram-never-asks-who-you-are 2026-08-17 Leon Kelvin Li Technology & Society A Facebook Like for Curly Fries helped predict a reasoning score in old data. Instagram uses different signals; the bridge is what patterns can reveal. https://trycurio.app/blog/shipping-got-easy-finishing-did-not https://trycurio.app/blog/shipping-got-easy-finishing-did-not 2026-08-06 Leon Kelvin Li Building Curio My server check sent one Curio card first. The phone then rebuilt and ranked the list, so the visible result still needed a screen test. https://trycurio.app/blog/the-fix-for-a-list-read-was-fewer-sentences https://trycurio.app/blog/the-fix-for-a-list-read-was-fewer-sentences 2026-08-06 Leon Kelvin Li Building Curio I preferred one Curio rewrite, but sentence structure and pause timing changed together. The comparison cannot credit either edit. https://trycurio.app/blog/what-a-score-does-to-the-work https://trycurio.app/blog/what-a-score-does-to-the-work 2026-08-05 Leon Kelvin Li Technology & Society United States law schools changed admissions work and resource use around a public ranking. The case shows how a score can enter the process it measures. https://trycurio.app/blog/retrieval-practice-usually-beats-another-read https://trycurio.app/blog/retrieval-practice-usually-beats-another-read 2026-08-04 Leon Kelvin Li Learning In two short-passage college studies, repeated study produced higher recall after minutes. Trying to remember without the passage led after waits of days. https://trycurio.app/blog/why-two-tasks-can-cost-more-than-their-minutes https://trycurio.app/blog/why-two-tasks-can-cost-more-than-their-minutes 2026-08-02 Leon Kelvin Li Attention Signals arriving close together can delay a second response. In separate task-switching tests, changed rules also slowed responses against repeat trials. https://trycurio.app/blog/human-reconsolidation-has-no-single-readout https://trycurio.app/blog/human-reconsolidation-has-no-single-readout 2026-08-01 Leon Kelvin Li Memory After propranolol and a brief fear reminder, a loud-noise blink response no longer clearly separated threat from safety. People's expected-shock ratings still did. https://trycurio.app/blog/unfinished-tasks-not-reliably-remembered-better https://trycurio.app/blog/unfinished-tasks-not-reliably-remembered-better 2026-07-30 Leon Kelvin Li Memory A review found no clear recall edge for unfinished tasks, even though other studies found signs of faster access and a pull to resume. https://trycurio.app/blog/paper-shows-a-small-average-comprehension-edge https://trycurio.app/blog/paper-shows-a-small-average-comprehension-edge 2026-07-29 Leon Kelvin Li Learning Matched-text reviews found a small average paper edge. Some people reading on screens also estimated their own test results less accurately. https://trycurio.app/blog/shocking-news-preserves-confidence-not-consistency https://trycurio.app/blog/shocking-news-preserves-confidence-not-consistency 2026-07-29 Leon Kelvin Li Memory Later September 11 accounts conflicted with earlier reports, while people still described those memories as vivid and trustworthy. https://trycurio.app/blog/why-your-brain-rewards-a-rabbit-hole https://trycurio.app/blog/why-your-brain-rewards-a-rabbit-hole 2026-07-29 Leon Kelvin Li Curiosity People remembered faces a little better when they appeared during a high-curiosity wait, even though nobody told them to learn the faces.