Notes from the team.

• 2026-05-28 · 7 min read

  Do AI study tools hallucinate? How to catch fabricated flashcards

  AI study generators invent facts that were never in your material. Here's how to spot it, and how source-anchoring stops it.

• 2026-05-27 · 8 min read

  NotebookLM alternatives for exam prep: what to actually look for

  NotebookLM is great for Q&A, weaker for drilling. The four criteria that matter when you're studying for a test — not researching.

• 2026-05-26 · 6 min read

  How to turn a lecture recording into study material

  A recorded lecture is two hours you can't re-skim. Here's how to convert audio and video into notes, flashcards, and quizzes you can actually drill.

• 2026-05-25 · 7 min read

  How to cram for an exam without wrecking your recall

  Cramming isn't hopeless — it's just usually done wrong. A one-night and one-weekend plan built on retrieval, not re-reading.

• 2026-05-24 · 7 min read

  Spaced repetition: how to actually schedule your flashcards

  The intervals that make spaced repetition work, why most students quit by day three, and how to keep the schedule without babysitting it.

• 2026-05-23 · 6 min read

  How to turn a textbook PDF into flashcards that stick

  Copy-pasting a chapter into a card maker gives you junk. Here's how to get flashcards that match the chapter — and stay traceable to the page.

• 2026-05-21 · 6 min read

  Why every AI study claim needs a source

  Hallucinated study material wastes more time than it saves. Our cross-checking design and what it means for your grade.

• 2026-05-18 · 7 min read

  Active recall beats re-reading — here's the science

  Two decades of cognitive psychology on what actually moves the needle when you only have one weekend.

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