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Short video makes us feel 'informed': history, philosophy, psychology in 60 seconds. Is this the democratization of knowledge, or the illusion of knowing everything while truly understanding nothing?
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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