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More technology in schools has led to a decline in learning, neuroscientist says Neuroscientist and educator Jared Cooney Horvath testified before the Senate earlier this year on the impacts of classroom technology.

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More technology in schools has led to a decline in learning, neuroscientist says Neuroscientist and educator Jared Cooney Horvath testified before the Senate earlier this year on the impacts of classroom technology.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Around 631,000 years ago — a geological blink of an eye — catastrophe unfolded in what is now north-western Wyoming, US.

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Claim 1: “Around 631,000 years ago — a geological blink of an eye — catastrophe unfolded in what is now north-western Wyoming, US.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant. The web results discuss yoga (Salabhasana/Locust Pose) and the Wikipedia results provide general information about Wyoming, Cheyenne, and the University of Wyoming, but none mention a catastrophic geological event 631,000 years ago.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wyoming ( wy-OH-ming) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cheyenne ( shy-AN or shy-EN) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Its population was 65,132 at the 2020 census, while the Cheyenne metropolitan area encompassing all of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th sta…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland (variously described as a country, province,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It compr…
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Claim 3: “Neuroscientist and educator Jared Cooney Horvath testified before the Senate earlier this year on the impacts of classroom technology.”
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Multiple independent sources (CBS News, Fortune, and a TikTok report citing the event) confirm that neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath testified before the Senate regarding the negative impacts of classroom technology.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable sub-national officials that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
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web search NEUTRAL — Neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath testified before the Senate on January 15 that it was due to books and personal instruction being replaced by technology.
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web search NEUTRAL — Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath warns the U.S.’s $30 billion bet on laptops in schools has made Gen Z less cognitively capable than their parents.
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