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Aug 2025
1h 22m

How Our Brains Learn

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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Have you ever fallen asleep in school or during a work meeting? Maybe you felt your eyes glaze over as your boss or a teacher droned on and on about a topic that had no relevance to you. What's missing from these classrooms and conference rooms is engagement: A state of being absorbed, alert, and eager to learn. This week, psychologist and neuroscientist Mar ... Show More
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