Learning Science

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Paul Mwangi Gichia Paul Mwangi Gichia

Magic of Programmed Index Cards: Motivational Learning Over the Forgetting Curve

In S4E5 of the @MAGICademy Podcast, my guest is Andrew Cohen. He is the founder of Brainscape, which is a programmed and adaptive flashcard app to learn and practice new skills and keep information fresh. We talk about his adventure and exploration of optimizing memorization, from learning a new language to optimizing skill and performance development; as well as how new technologies can support this optimization by helping us overcome the forgetting curve.

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