Recent HN discussions on "Waiting for Superman" has made me very curious about the current science on how people absorb and retain information, and its implications on government policy and marketing.

Is there any good books or resources on the subject? Amazon gives me some highly rated books such as this: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Theories-Educational-Perspective-5th/dp/0132435659/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286815469&sr=8-1 but I'm not sure where to start.