Trouble w/ policy making re: AI in Edu is that few students & teachers have a good grasp of how humans actually do things like analyze & judge & create. So, the choice seems arbitrary. My new book tries to remedy that lack of understanding. Free book talk tonight, if curious!

Larisa A. White@larisa-a-white.com · 9h ago

FREE VIRTUAL BOOK TALK Tonight. Wed 5 Aug 2026, 7pm PDT Enjoy a short presentation on "Understanding Matters: A Guide to Human Learning." Meet the author. Find out what's inside the book. Ask questions. Get answers. Join the virtual classroom via larisa-a-white.com Space is limited. Come early.

FREE VIRTUAL BOOK TALK Tonight. Wed 5 Aug 2026, 7pm PDT Enjoy a short presentation on "Understanding Matters: A Guide to Human Learning." Meet the author. Find out what's inside the book. Ask questions. Get answers. Join the virtual classroom via larisa-a-white.com Space is limited. Come early.

This is the stuff of nightmares... 😭 AI firms are systematically destroying human knowledge in the form of coherently organized, human-generated books, to slice and dice wisdom they contain into meaningless, contextless morsels of AI slop!

Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca · last wk.

This aught to be illegal ... "AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books" www.news.com.au/technology/o...

#EduSky #AcademicSky

J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out this fall!@jajablonski.bsky.social · last wk.

Wish I'd had something like this when teaching undergrads & grad students! 📚💙 👏

NEW: from the parent of a 14 y.o. boy: "Students often feel it is unnecessary to learn study skills, note-taking, or memory techniques until they hit a bottleneck. [...] My boy is reading your book this weekend and has found it incredibly useful for understanding why those skills are important."

Love watching the hummingbirds forego the birdbath, then struggle to bathe in dewdrops caught on the leaves of the Persian lime tree. 🪶🌳

#booksky New book, just out, on how humans, as complex, biological beings, actually learn, remember, analyze, judge, and create, and about what we can do to make the time we spend studying more effective, efficient, and joyful. Free, virtual book talks in August, register at: larisa-a-white.com

Larisa A. White@larisa-a-white.com · 2w ago

Coming in August... FREE VIRTUAL BOOK TALK: "Understanding Matters: A Guide to Human Learning" Pick a time zone, register at larisa-a-white.com, bring a glass of wine, or a cup of tea. Meet the author. Find out what's inside the book. Ask questions. Get answers. Enjoy! #EduSky #AcademicSky

Urgh. Ever have one of those days when you simply can't? I have no spoons today.

That is a beauty!

Jen Cross@jencross.bsky.social · last yr.

We left the lodge at 5AM today to look for this fancy boy and I managed to spot him. 😁Resplendent Quetzals are considered near-threatened due to habit loss. And that tail is real, no April Fools joke here. 🪶 San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica

Just learned of the new Head of @cmu.edu's Dep't of Engineering & Public Policy, where I did my PhD. EPP teaches how solid science is mission-critical for sound policy decisions in many fields - like the role of #AI in #education. My new book was built on that foundation. Thanks, Granger & Indira!

Coming in August... FREE VIRTUAL BOOK TALK: "Understanding Matters: A Guide to Human Learning" Pick a time zone, register at larisa-a-white.com, bring a glass of wine, or a cup of tea. Meet the author. Find out what's inside the book. Ask questions. Get answers. Enjoy! #EduSky #AcademicSky

Gotta love brain art!

Lia Pas@liapas.bsky.social · 2w ago

Here’s a few of my brain-inspired #SciArt #embroidery pieces for #WorldBrainDay

Did you know... Humans have 6 memory systems, used in learning; Only 2 of those 6 are consciously accessible; Only 1 of those 2 lasts longer than a few minutes; and what we do inside our brains while we study determines where our memories end up? Understanding Matters! #edusky #academicsky

Thanks for the interview, @josiebrown.bsky.social!

Josie Brown@josiebrown.bsky.social · 3w ago

SO TRUE: Understanding Matters—Now, More Than Ever. Larisa explains it all. view.flodesk.com/emails/6a5a4...

Some days are diamonds. This was just posted on a forum, by a reader tagging me about my new book: "I was impressed when I first heard you were in the process of writing it, I am simply blown away by what you have actually accomplished." Take THAT, Imposter Syndrome!

Know a student headed back to college or school? Give them a competitive advantage - knowledge: how to learn deeply & well, as efficiently and effectively as humanly possible; and how AI affects content mastery & our brain's ability to learn, analyze, judge & create. #edusky #academicsky

Larisa A. White@larisa-a-white.com · 4w ago

New year; new resource: “Understanding Matters: A Guide to Human Learning” understanding-matters.com How humans, as complex biological beings, actually learn, remember, analyze, judge, and create & how #AI affects those processes. In plain & simple language. For our students. #EduSky #AcademicSky

I am so there with you! And also with the fruit: Bananana doot do do do do!

Janet Gooodall@janetifimust.bsky.social · 3w ago

You know you are aging as an academic when you are sad the first time you teach about 'phenomenology' or say 'phenomenon' and no one - NO ONE - in class responds with 'Do do, do do do'

The world is truly filled with wonders!

Woodland Park Zoo@woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's berry season and you have the tiniest friends. These critically endangered babies are Egyptian tortoises that hatched on July 4 and 6, 2026. Currently, our Egyptian tortoises are living behind the scenes in a warm and cozy habitat with lots of attention from their dedicated animal keepers.

Sunday's book launch was so much fun! Lots of people, great conversations, and lots of books flying out the door. 🥳 And apparently, some people went right home & started reading, and couldn't put it down — a non-fiction book on how humans learn! Comments started coming in, 24 hours later... 🧵

Look what the UPS truck delivered today! Prepping for the launch party...

Global climate change I believe in; global warming, sometimes, not so much. The hotter and longer the summer heat domes last inland, the colder our days and nights seem to get on the CA coast. Woke shivering this a.m. at 63F in the house w/ no AC! Three layers of wool this morning. ❄️❄️❄️

An interesting retrospective on school subjects that have largely disappeared since the 1950s, and the underlying cognitive skills they taught. Happy to report that I still teach a fair few of them at Quercus Academy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=aXDY...

15 Forgotten School Subjects Every 1950s Kid Learned That Schools Dropped

What happened to the school subjects that actually prepared kids for real life? Today, here on America's Forgotten Fathers we're diving back into the 1950s classroom to uncover 15 essential skills that have been completely dropped from modern education. From practical trades and home economics to "Rifle Safety" and lost arts, these weren't just electives—they were a way of life. Why did schools stop teaching them? Were they deemed "outdated," or did we lose something crucial along the way?

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OMG, our fruit trees are happy with their forest floor! First ripe lemon of the season, and the aroma is mind-blowing! (And haven't fertilized a thing in years)

New year; new resource: “Understanding Matters: A Guide to Human Learning” understanding-matters.com How humans, as complex biological beings, actually learn, remember, analyze, judge, and create & how #AI affects those processes. In plain & simple language. For our students. #EduSky #AcademicSky

While waiting for long-term study results, we might help people learn about how people actually learn, think, analyze, judge, and create, and about the biological processes behind those abilities & how AI use impedes them. My new book does just that: "Understanding Matters" (see larisa-a-white.com)

Anne Lutz Fernandez@lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 4w ago

"'You don't fall asleep and wake up with a calculator. You don't talk to the calculator about everything you have in your mind.'"

First day of our first quarter, explicitly teaching 10th graders about the neurobiology of learning, and how to apply it to make mastery of physics & math less stressful. And they're eating it up! 🥳🥳🥳 #EduSky #teaching #learning

My new book is here! "Understanding Matters: A Guide to Human Learning," released for sale today. About how humans, as complex biological beings, actually #learn, remember, analyze, judge, and create; & how #AI affects our learning & our brains. Science made simple & actionable, for the learners.

Happy news, indeed!

Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · last mo.

Climate.us is officially live! After NOAA ended Climate.gov’s day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members built Climate.us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. I’m really looking forward to this reboot.

Relaxing in the breezy afternoon sunshine, munching sun-warmed blueberries, and listening to a juvenile crow complaining of loneliness.

A joyous Solstice to one and all! Celebrating the peak power of light AND the birth of my new book, "Understanding Matters: A Guide to Human Learning." Dancing with joy. Final cover revisions and book edits completed & approved!!! Awaiting final proofs. Pre-orders to begin July 6th. Wheeee!