How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn

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🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the psychological techniques of social media and mobile games to get you excited to learn — all while spreading access to education across the world.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:10.8	I'm Elise Hugh, you're listening to Ted Talks daily.
0:13.8	Luis von An says, screen time isn't necessarily a bad thing.
0:17.9	In his Ted 2023 talk, the educational technologist gives a glimpse of how learning apps work
0:23.7	and how they can deliver more equitable education, giving people meaning along the way.
0:29.2	Take around after the talk for a brief Q&A between Luis and Ted's head of curation, Helen
0:34.2	Walters.
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