Learning Scientists
The Learning Scientists Podcast
A podcast for teachers, students, and parents about evidence based practice and learning.
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Jun 4, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 48 - Prevalence-Induced Concept Change 11.06.2020 21:20
In today’s episode, Cindy talks about prevalence-induced concept change and implications for society and the classroom!
Episode 47 - Emergency Distance Learning 23.04.2020 30:34
In this episode, Megan shares her current thoughts about the pivot to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Episode 46 - The Application of Research with Pooja Agarwal 05.03.2020 31:48
In today’s episode, Cindy interviews Pooja Agarwal (@PoojaAgarwal).
Episode 45 - Bite-Size Research on Seductive Details 16.01.2020 13:46
In this bite-size research episode, Carolina discusses research on seductive details—the details we include in our teaching that are not necessarily relevant for understanding the topic but make the lesson more interesting.
Episode 44 - Literacy and Making Mistakes with Kristen McQuillan 14.11.2019 22:11
In this episode, Cindy Nebel interviews Kristen McQuillan, her student in the Vanderbilt EdD program in Leadership and Learning in Organization. Kristen is a director at TNTP, a non-profit organization that helps schools reach goals for students. Cindy and Kristen talk about learning mistakes in literacy.
Episode 43 - Evidence-based Strategies and the Whole Learning Process 26.09.2019 28:42
In this episode, Megan and Althea discuss a listener question about the focus on evidence-based strategies and other important aspects of the whole learning process.
Episode 42 - Bite-Size Research on Attention and Retrieval Practice 08.08.2019 14:05
In this bite-size research episode, Althea describes a study about how attention affects learning with retrieval practice when students are studying on their own by Neil Mulligan and Milton Picklesimer (2016).
Episode 41 - Feedback with Dr. Naomi Winstone 23.05.2019 16:29
In this episode, Carolina Keupper-Tetzel interviews Dr. Naomi Winstone (@DocWinstone) an expert in assessment and feedback.
Episode 40 - Memorizing Facts vs Using Information with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath 02.05.2019 27:28
In this episode, Cindy Nebel interviews Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath (@JCHorvath), neuroscientist and educator affiliated with University of Melbourne and author of Stop Talking Start Influencing: 12 Insights From Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick. During the interview, they discuss how we take information in, and how do we use it, or transfer it to new situations.
Episode 39 - Bite-Size Research on Awareness of Evidence-Based Practice 21.03.2019 11:04
In this Bite-Size Research Episode, Megan describes a paper by Kayla Morehead and colleagues (2016) about student and instructor knowledge about evidence-based study strategies.
Episode 38 - A (pseudo) Randomized Control Experiment about Teaching Effective Learning Strategies 08.03.2019 28:22
In this episode, Megan and Cindy talk about their massive research project at Washburn University investigating the effectiveness of an intervention to teach first-year college students effective study strategies.
Episode 37 - Bite-Size Research on Learning to Learn Effectively 20.02.2019 9:12
In this episode, Megan describes a paper by Dr. Jennifer McCabe investigating whether students understand what learning strategies are most effective, and whether we can teach this to students.
Episode 36 - Carolina's Research on CPD and Service Learning 06.02.2019 15:54
In this episode, Megan and Carolina chat about Carolina's CPD research, her Service Learning projects, and the TILE network.
Episode 35 - Implementing Effective Strategies 30.01.2019
Episode 35 - Implementing Effective Strategies Learning Scientists This episode was funded by the Chartered College of Teaching , and listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page . Listening on the web? You can subscribe to our podcast to get new episodes each month! Go to our show o...
Episode 34 - An Introduction to our Team in 2019! 16.01.2019 9:35
Listen as Megan, Cindy, Althea, and Carolina discuss our workshops during our England 2019 tour, and the excitement around talking with teachers about the science of learning.
Episode 33 - Bite-Size Research on Using Laptops to Take Notes 19.12.2018 9:16
In this bite-size research episode, Megan covers a research article that finds taking notes by hand to lead to more learning than taking notes on laptops.
Episode 32 - Attention, Learning, and Memory with Althea Kaminske 05.12.2018 33:00
In this episode, Megan interviews Dr. Althea Kaminske, the newest member of the Learning Scientists and Assistant Professor at St. Bonaventure University in New York.
Episode 31 - Bite-Size Research on Retrieval Practice and Complex Content 21.11.2018 9:58
This is a bite-size research episode, where we briefly describe research findings on a specific topic. This week, Yana talks research findings about the benefits of retrieval practice when learning complex materials.
Episode 30 - Learning and Applying Medical Knowledge with MD PhD student Alexander Chamessian 07.11.2018 35:52
In this episode, Yana interviews Alexander Chamessian, an MD PhD student who has been consistently utilizing evidence-based learning strategies.
Episode 29 - Developments in Brain Imaging to Foster Learning with Julien Mercier 17.10.2018 9:02
In this episode, we interview Julien Mercier at the EARLI conference in London about his work with brain imaging and Education.
Episode 28 - Technology and the Brain with Miriam Reiner 03.10.2018 24:43
In this episode, we interview Miriam Reiner at the EARLI conference in London about her work with technology and the brain. Miriam is the head of the Virtual-Reality & NeuroCognition at the Israel institute of Technology.
Episode 27 - Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dyspraxia with Jane Emerson 19.09.2018 29:12
In this episode, we interview Jane Emerson at the EARLI conference in London about her work with those who suffer from dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia. Jane is the founder of Emerson House, a teaching center helping children who need extra help with literacy and numbers.
Episode 26 - Classroom Noise and Learning with Jessica Massonnié 06.09.2018 26:48
In this episode, we interview Jessica Massonnié at the EARLI conference in London about her research on noise in the classroom, and how noise affects student learning and creativity.
Episode 25 - An Interview with Two Teachers 16.08.2018 27:37
In this episode, we interview two teachers at the EARLI conference in London about their teacher learning and student learning communities.
Episode 24 - The Golden Spiral of Lifelong Learning with Ignatius Gous 02.08.2018 28:35
In this episode, we interview Ignatius Gous at the EARLI conference in London about his framework to assist in lifelong learning.
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