How you can learn in a world of information overload | Tania Lombrozo | TEDxNewEngland

With AI and the internet at our fingertips, learning should be easier than ever. But it isn't. That's because learning doesn't start with information outside our heads—it starts within. Cognitive scientist Tania Lombrozo, author of Why We Ask Why: The Science of Explanation and the Human Drive to Understand, reveals how asking the right questions and transforming the information we already have can make us better learners in an age of information overload. Tania is a professor of psychology at Princeton University, where she also directs the Program in Cognitive Science and co-leads the Natural and Artificial Minds initiative. Bridging cognitive science and philosophy, her research explores how we explain, understand, and reason. She has received numerous early-career awards, including the Stanton Prize, the Spence Award, an NSF CAREER award, and a James S. McDonnell Foundation Scholar Award in Understanding Human Cognition. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx