The Obliteration of Merit: Labour Must Maintain Education Standards
Raymond Keene OBE argues that equality of opportunity must go hand in hand with academic standards, merit and intellectual freedom - and…
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Tony Buzan: The Accidental Professor
Professor Barry Buzan speech about his brother Tony Buzan, House of Lords, 7th October 2024. At a memorial celebration in the House…
Fast Forward
Speed read for a more productive and happier you. Increased reading speed is perhaps the most easily attainable improvement in personal skills.…
Tony Buzan – Stuck in a Rut?
As I walked away from the library that day, I realised that the ‘problem’ of not being able to find the books…
Why is Mind Mapping so effective?
An ever-growing, substantial body of research supports the effectiveness of using Mind Maps for all sorts of activities including learning, teaching, research,…
The Brain Was Never Designed to Learn in Straight Lines
For centuries we have taught children to take notes in straight lines. The brain, however, has always preferred branches.
Tony's and Ray's Mind Maps
Tony Buzan’s prime invention was the Mind Map.
Raymond Keene Interviews Professor Tony Buzan
Every complex machine comes with an instruction manual. Tony Buzan spent a lifetime asking why the most remarkable machine of all -…
An idea whose time has come
The greatest unexplored frontier is not outer space, but the twelve hundred grams of living matter between our ears.
On the Shoulders of Dwarves
The greatest discoveries are often made not by choosing between science and the humanities, but by refusing to recognise the divide.
Tony Buzan, Synapsia and the Lost Art of Speed Reading
Speed reading was never about racing through books. It was about liberating the mind from inefficient habits.
Tony Buzan and the Importance of Mind Mapping
The greatest revolution in learning did not begin with a computer. It began with a blank sheet of paper, a coloured pen,…
Tony Buzan: Headmaster of the Human Race
Tony Buzan believed that no one is born unintelligent - only that too many minds are never given the opportunity to flourish.