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Feb 2020
49m 29s

When Things Click

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
About this episode
There can be a lot of psychological noise involved in teaching. But what if we replaced all that mental clutter...with a click? This week, we bring you a 2018 episode exploring an innovative idea about how we learn. It will take us from a dolphin exhibit in Hawaii to a top teaching hospital in New York. It's about a method to quiet the noise that can turn le ... Show More
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