Hesham Khalafallah
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Humans Learn

A twenty-episode series tracing how human learning evolved: from observation and storytelling to books, schools and printing, then screens, the internet, artificial intelligence and extended reality.

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Episodes 1–5

From storytelling to the printing press

How people learned before school, and then with writing, books, schools and printing

  1. 1From Storytelling to Artificial Intelligence… How Has Our Journey with Knowledge Changed?Education & learning
  2. 2Before School… When Learning Began with Observation and StorytellingEducation & learning
  3. 3When Knowledge Gained a Memory… From Symbols to WritingEducation & learning
  4. 4When Knowledge Found a Home… How Books and Libraries Changed the Way We LearnEducation & learning
  5. 5When Knowledge Became Reproducible… How Printing Changed the Way We LearnEducation & learning
Episodes 6–11

School, media and the screen

When education became a right and an obligation, and image, sound and the computer entered the classroom

  1. 6From Learning to Education… When Going to School Became a Right and an ObligationEducation & learning
  2. 7When Education Became a Place and a System… How Did the School We Know Today Take Shape?Education & learning
  3. 8Who Decides What We Learn?… When Education Gained a Vision, a Policy, and a PlanEducation & learning
  4. 9When Teaching Aids, Sound, and Images Entered the Classroom… Is the Book Alone Enough for Learning?Education & learning
  5. 10When the Screen Began to Respond… From a Machine We Learned About to a Tool We Learned WithEducation & learning
  6. 11When the World Became Connected… How Did the Internet Change Our Relationship with Knowledge?Education & learning
Episodes 12–16

The internet and platforms

When the classroom moved beyond its walls, everyone became a publisher, and knowledge fit in a pocket

  1. 12When the Classroom Moved Beyond Its Walls… How Did E-Learning and Distance Learning Change the Meaning of Place?Education & learning
  2. 13When Technology Entered the School… Why Did Education Remain Traditional?Education & learning
  3. 14When You Could Learn from Global Universities and Companies… Did the Value of a Degree Change?Education & learning
  4. 15When Everyone Became a Publisher… How Did Social Networks Change the Way We Learn?Education & learning
  5. 16When Knowledge Entered Our Pocket… How Did Smart Devices Change Learner Behavior?Education & learning
Episodes 17–20

Artificial intelligence and extended reality

An intelligent assistant for every learner, data that sees the learner, immersive experiences, and the question of what remains human

  1. 17When Every Learner Gained an Intelligent Assistant… How Is AI Changing the Meaning of Education?Education & learning
  2. 18When the Learner Stepped Inside Knowledge… How Did Extended Reality Change the Learning Experience?Metaverse & extended reality
  3. 19When the System Began to See the Learner Through Data… Can Education Understand Each Person Better?Artificial intelligence
  4. 20From Storytelling to Artificial Intelligence… What Will Remain Human?Education & learning