{
  "id": 17832921,
  "title": "From Problems to Solutions: How Self-Questions Drive Strong Scientific Reasoning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/from-problems-to-solutions-how-self-questions-drive-strong-scientific",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.30.762163v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Metacognition, or awareness and control of thinking, is essential for problem solving because it helps solvers select strategies for learning and decide when to enact them (planning), check their understanding in the moment (monitoring), and assess effectiveness of solutions and learning strategies (evaluating). Most studies that examine metacognition do so retrospectively, leaving a critical gap…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}