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Monica Gagliano

Smarty plants: They can learn, adapt and remember without brains

21 November 2018

We’re barking up the wrong tree if we think plants have no higher sentience, says researcher Monica Gagliano – they just don’t show it like we do
Sugata Mitra

Don't teach kids – I've shown their hive mind can learn on its own

31 October 2018

Educationalist Sugata Mitra's pioneering experiments suggest teaching facts doesn't work in the internet age – fostering creativity and collaboration is the key

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