Why Learn Something That a Machine Can Do for You?
About this episode
The episode explores the deeper purpose of learning in the age of technology and AI.
Children still learn long division even though calculators exist, and many people continue to study languages even as AI translation becomes faster and more accurate. Is there a deeper purpose for learning that technology will never touch? In this episode of How to Touch Grass, hosts Natalie Brennan and Julie Beck hear from Michelle Miller, a cognitive psychologist at Northern Arizona University who studies technology and learning. She explains that although the changing tides of tech may shape what and how we learn, as humans we still have the autonomy to build the minds we want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Natalie Brennan, Julie Beck
Guest: Michelle Miller
Topics covered
- learning
- technology
- education
- cognitive psychology
- AI
- autonomy
Keywords
- long division
- AI translation
- cognitive psychology
- technology and learning
- human autonomy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Northern Arizona University
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