TRC #729: Digital Devices in Schools + Books Reviews: Enshittification & Breakneck

TRC #729: Digital Devices in Schools + Books Reviews: Enshittification & Breakneck

What impact do digital devices like laptops, tablets and smart phones, both inside and outside of the classroom, have on childrens' ability to learn? Adam questions the assumption that these devices are always positive, and examines the research on the topic. Darren gives us two book reviews. First up is Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, which examines what seems to make good companies kind of terrible, and then it's Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang, which looks at what factors make the US and China different.

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TRC #727: Things Your Parents Said Were Illegal + Canada's Apology Laws

TRC #727: Things Your Parents Said Were Illegal + Canada's Apology Laws

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19 Feb 28min

TRC #726: Are Orange Cats Weird? + What Kind of Cat is Garfield?

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