Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 34

Explores how curiosity and motivation shape learning and whether human cognition changes over time.

Podcast episodebehavioral sciencecognitive skillscuriosityeducationgrithuman capitalAngela Lee DuckworthMike Maughan

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