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The Revolution Will Be Kuhnian.

Class Notes Are For Learning

Not publishing. 

In law school, I was one of the last hold outs using pen and paper to take notes. I told folks that I thought it helped me learn. I was right.

Take Notes By Hand For Better Learning:

Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer, the psychologists who conducted the new research, believe it's because students on laptops usually just mindlessly type everything a professor says. Those taking notes by hand, though, have to actively listen and decide what's important — because they generally can't write fast enough to get everything down — which ultimately helps them learn.

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Journalists Can't Abide One-Sided Truth

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