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S2E17: Saskia Giebl on the Bjork Lab and Googling for Learning

Progressively Incorrect

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Is It Really Retention-Based Learning?

Cognitive psychology says it takes knowledge to gain knowledge. De-emphasizing factual knowledge actually disables children from looking things up effectively, writes Carl Safina. We should stop teaching kids how to use the internet and maybe just have them learn how to use that information more effectively - Safina.

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