Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher, a fifth-year grad student at Yale’s Cognition and Development Lab, dives into the intriguing effects of our internet usage on perception and memory. He reveals how easy access to search engines can inflate our sense of knowledge, making us believe we know more than we truly do. The discussion extends to collective knowledge and its implications on self-assessment of understanding, highlighting the cognitive biases we face. Fisher also touches on the paradox of social media's influence on stress, particularly among teenagers.