Knowledge media face an awkward chasm between theories. The old theory was naive transmissionism: "I'll convey this knowledge by telling you about it." That's effectively books' learning model. But we know that model's wrong: learning is an active process of assimilation.
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As effective as speech and writing can be, they can always be done poorly. Good thread on the value of Feynman’s educational contribution:https://twitter.com/crit_rat/status/1077378350610567168?s=21 …
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But, I agree there are important differences between media, and further improvements to make. The ability to rewind, speed up, or skip around a lecture on YouTube makes it immensely better than a live lecture.
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