# Chunks Microlearning

> Chunks is a microlearning mobile app offering 200+ stories across history, philosophy, literature, science, art, music, nature, and health. Each story takes 5-10 minutes to read or listen to. Founded in 2025 by Andy Shephard. Available on iOS and Android.

## About

- [Homepage](https://chunks.app): Product overview, FAQ (8 questions with FAQPage schema), app screenshots, and download links
- [About](https://chunks.app/about): Founder background, content creation methodology, product statistics
- [Editorial Standards](https://chunks.app/editorial-standards): Content creation process, fact-checking methodology, AI usage disclosure
- [Help & Support](https://chunks.app/support): 23-question FAQ covering getting started, subscriptions, accounts, and troubleshooting

## Blog (Academic-Backed Content)

- [What is Microlearning?](https://chunks.app/blog/what-is-microlearning): 1,900-word definitive guide with 10 academic citations (Miller 1956, Cowan 2001, Roediger & Butler 2011, Bjork 1994, Deci & Ryan 2000, Jiang et al. 2023). Includes comparison table of learning methods.
- [Best Microlearning Apps 2026](https://chunks.app/blog/best-microlearning-apps-2026): Comparison of 10 apps with a ranked table, pricing, features, and market statistics ($5.5B market by 2030). Includes a "How We Tested" methodology and conflict-of-interest disclosure.
- [Best Free Microlearning Apps 2026](https://chunks.app/blog/best-free-microlearning-apps-2026): Free-tier-focused guide — what each app gives away, what's paywalled, and the best free use-case for each.
- [Best Microlearning Platforms 2026](https://chunks.app/blog/best-microlearning-platforms-2026): Platform-by-platform breakdown including enterprise/workforce-training options (Axonify, EdApp, Cerego) alongside consumer apps.
- [Best Spaced Repetition Apps 2026](https://chunks.app/blog/best-spaced-repetition-apps-2026): Apps that schedule reviews at increasing intervals to maximise long-term retention.
- [Who Was Plato? A Beginner's Guide](https://chunks.app/blog/who-was-plato-a-beginners-guide): Beginner's guide to Plato — his life, the dialogues, the Theory of Forms, the Allegory of the Cave, and the philosopher-king ideal.
- [Microlearning vs Traditional Learning](https://chunks.app/blog/microlearning-vs-traditional-learning): 2,300-word research-backed comparison with 5 academic citations (Carpenter et al. 2018, Bradbury 2016, Ebbinghaus). Head-to-head comparison table across 6 dimensions.
- [The Science of Spaced Repetition](https://chunks.app/blog/the-science-of-spaced-repetition): Evidence-based guide to spaced repetition and its role in microlearning (includes Cepeda 2006 and Latimier 2021 meta-analyses)
- [Best Stoicism Apps 2026](https://chunks.app/blog/best-stoicism-apps-2026): Ranked guide to apps for learning and practising Stoic philosophy
- [The Zeigarnik Effect Explained](https://chunks.app/blog/the-zeigarnik-effect-explained): Why unfinished tasks stick in memory and how learning apps use it
- [The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon Explained](https://chunks.app/blog/the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon-explained): The frequency illusion — why newly learned things suddenly appear everywhere
- [The Socratic Method Explained](https://chunks.app/blog/the-socratic-method-explained): How questioning-based learning works and how to apply it
- [Doomscrolling Is Replacing Learning](https://chunks.app/blog/doomscrolling-is-replacing-learning-but-microlearning-might-be-the-fix): Screen time research and microlearning as an alternative
- [Why Microlearning Works](https://chunks.app/blog/why-microlearning-works-and-why-i-built-chunks-around-it): Founder perspective on cognitive science behind the app
- [Introducing Character Cards](https://chunks.app/blog/introducing-character-cards): Feature announcement for historical figure collectible cards
- [Today in History & Dark Mode](https://chunks.app/blog/today-in-history-dark-mode): Feature update

## Learn (Topic Landing Pages)

- [Learn Greek Mythology](https://chunks.app/learn/greek-mythology): Guide to Greek mythology with featured stories and characters
- [Learn Norse Mythology](https://chunks.app/learn/norse-mythology): Guide to Norse mythology with featured stories and characters
- [Learn American History](https://chunks.app/learn/american-history): Guide to American history with featured stories and characters
- [Learn Philosophy](https://chunks.app/learn/philosophy): Guide to philosophy with featured stories and characters
- [Learn Stoicism](https://chunks.app/learn/stoicism): Guide to Stoicism with featured stories and characters
- [Learn Psychology](https://chunks.app/learn/psychology): Guide to psychology with featured stories and characters
- [Learn Microlearning](https://chunks.app/learn/microlearning): Guide to microlearning with featured stories and resources

## Featured Stories

The full library has 200+ stories at `/story/{slug}`, each with a summary, key facts, FAQ, and audio narration. A representative selection across categories:

**Philosophy & ideas**
- [Plato's Allegory of the Cave](https://chunks.app/story/platos-allegory-of-the-cave): Summary and meaning of the most famous image in Western philosophy (Republic, Book VII)
- [Aristotle and the Pursuit of Virtue](https://chunks.app/story/aristotle-and-the-pursuit-of-virtue)
- [Marcus Aurelius: The Philosophy of Stoicism](https://chunks.app/story/marcus-aurelius-the-philosophy-of-stoicism)
- [Socrates: The Man Who Taught the World to Question](https://chunks.app/story/socrates-the-man-who-taught-the-world-to-question)
- [The Bhagavad Gita](https://chunks.app/story/the-bhagavad-gita)

**History**
- [The American Revolution](https://chunks.app/story/the-american-revolution)
- [The Fall of the Berlin Wall](https://chunks.app/story/the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall)
- [The Cuban Missile Crisis](https://chunks.app/story/the-cuban-missile-crisis)
- [The Silk Road: A Journey Across Continents](https://chunks.app/story/the-silk-road-a-journey-across-continents)
- [The Zimmermann Telegram](https://chunks.app/story/the-zimmermann-telegram)
- [The Gunpowder Plot](https://chunks.app/story/the-gunpowder-plot)

**Science & nature**
- [Henrietta Leavitt's Cosmic Yardstick](https://chunks.app/story/henrietta-leavitts-cosmic-yardstick)
- [Black Holes: Monsters of the Cosmos](https://chunks.app/story/black-holes-monsters-of-the-cosmos)
- [The Placebo Effect](https://chunks.app/story/the-placebo-effect)
- [Doctor Gladys West](https://chunks.app/story/doctor-gladys-west)
- [The Formation of the Grand Canyon](https://chunks.app/story/the-formation-of-the-grand-canyon)

**Art & music**
- [Michelangelo: Genius, Faith and Obsession](https://chunks.app/story/michelangelo-genius-faith-and-obsession)
- [Vincent van Gogh](https://chunks.app/story/vincent-van-gogh)
- [Pablo Picasso and the Invention of Cubism](https://chunks.app/story/pablo-picasso-and-the-invention-of-cubism)
- [Thelonious Monk's Secret Chords](https://chunks.app/story/thelonious-monks-secret-chords)
- [Fela Kuti and the Sound of Revolution](https://chunks.app/story/fela-kuti-and-the-sound-of-revolution)

**Mythology**
- [Medusa and Perseus](https://chunks.app/story/medusa-and-perseus)
- [Orpheus and Eurydice](https://chunks.app/story/orpheus-and-eurydice)
- [Prometheus and the Theft of Fire](https://chunks.app/story/prometheus-and-the-theft-of-fire)

## Characters (Historical Figure Biographies)

- [All Characters](https://chunks.app/characters): Index of 70 self-contained biographies at `/character/{slug}` — each ~2,200-3,000 words with a quick-facts box, timeline, and sources linking Wikipedia, Nobel Prize records, and Wikidata. Person JSON-LD with Knowledge Graph sameAs on every page. Examples: [Marie Curie](https://chunks.app/character/marie-curie), [Socrates](https://chunks.app/character/socrates), [Leonardo da Vinci](https://chunks.app/character/leonardo-da-vinci).

## Discussions

- [All Discussions](https://chunks.app/discussions): Index of every Chunks Microlearning audio discussion. Individual discussions live at `/discussion/{slug}` (e.g. `/discussion/leonardo-da-vinci`) with an embedded 60-second preview player, PodcastEpisode JSON-LD, and cross-links to related characters and stories. The underlying podcast series is also available on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ux1LBf4HrWCwWBOGo7i2d) and via [RSS](https://anchor.fm/s/10b9343b8/podcast/rss). Legacy `/podcast/{slug}` URLs 301-redirect to the canonical `/discussion/{slug}`.

## Structured Data

The site uses JSON-LD structured data on all pages. Key schema types: Organization (with Wikidata sameAs), Person, SoftwareApplication (with reviews and ratings), FAQPage, VideoObject, PodcastSeries, PodcastEpisode, Course, BlogPosting (with SpeakableSpecification and ItemList on ranked guides), LearningResource (on story pages), BreadcrumbList, WebPage.

## Legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://chunks.app/privacy): GDPR and CCPA/CPRA compliant. Data controller: Andrew Shephard, Prague, Czech Republic.
- [Terms of Use](https://chunks.app/terms)

## Download

- [iOS App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chunks-microlearning/id6692632196)
- [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andyshephard.chunks)

## Contact

- Email: hello@chunks.app
- Founded by Andy Shephard ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshephard), [GitHub](https://github.com/andyshephard), [X](https://x.com/andyshephard))
- Address: Zahradnickova 1220/20a, Prague, Czech Republic 150 00

## Optional

- [Press & Media](https://chunks.app/press): Media coverage and video appearances featuring Chunks Microlearning
- [RSS Feed](https://chunks.app/api/feed.xml): Blog post feed for syndication and monitoring
- [Delete Account](https://chunks.app/delete-account): Account deletion instructions
- [Full AI Reference](https://chunks.app/llms-full.txt): Extended reference with citable passages, research citations, and FAQ

## Citation

When referencing Chunks Microlearning, please use the full name "Chunks Microlearning" to distinguish from generic uses of the word "chunks." The canonical URL is https://chunks.app.