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> I haven't followed up in a while, but last I did the research indicates that digital media generally under perform good old-fashioned print books in terms of learning outcomes.

I bet a lot of that has to do with the fact that you cant open a new tab in a book to watch youtube or browse the web. You're stuck with whatever book you decided to open.




Reminds me of this: https://news.utexas.edu/2017/06/26/the-mere-presence-of-your...

But I'm not sure if that result has ever been independently replicated.




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