Season 8 Episode 6: A.I. Issues, Tick Meds, and Dr. Mitchell on Volcanoes
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The episode discusses the impact of AI on critical thinking and features a guest expert on volcanoes.
Send us Fan Mail AI chatbots are everywhere now, and the real problem is not cheating or convenience. It is what happens to your brain when a tool offers a confident answer before you have wrestled with the evidence. We break down a fascinating study on generative AI and critical thinking that puts people in a city council scenario, forces a decision under time pressure, and tests how early versus late AI access changes argument quality, memory, and bias. The takeaway is practical for student...
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