Is ChatGPT Making Us Dumb or Are the Headlines?

<p>Did an MIT paper <em>really</em> prove that ChatGPT is scrambling our brains? Or did 54 Boston adults + a flashy press push just scramble the headlines?</p><p>In this episode, Jenny and Greg Swan tear into the now-viral “Your Brain on ChatGPT” study. Along the way they tackle moral panics, blue-book nostalgia, and why blaming tech is easier than changing how we teach, parent, and work.</p><p><br></p><p>We unpack:</p><ul><li>📰 <strong>Headline vs. homework</strong> – why you can’t stop at the title</li><li>🧠 <strong>EEG ≠ ESP</strong> – what brain-scan spikes really <em>don’t</em> tell u</li><li>📉 <strong>Correlation, causation &amp; tiny sample sizes</strong> – stats teachers everywhere weep</li><li>📚 <strong>Blue books are back?</strong> – the “pens only” classroom backlash</li><li>🛠️ <strong>AI as calculator 2.0</strong> – tooling up instead of dumbing down</li><li>🚸 <strong>Moral panics through history</strong> – from radios to Roblox</li><li>🏆 <strong>How to </strong><em><strong>actually</strong></em><strong> teach (and learn) with ChatGPT</strong> – prompts, policies, and personal responsibility</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This convo will leave you side-eyeing every “AI is ruining humanity” tweet—and maybe crafting a healthier relationship with the robots <em>and</em> your own brain.</p><p><strong>Follow &amp; Subscribe for More Tech, Culture &amp; Chaos:</strong></p><ul><li><p>📚 <a href="https://thecaveproject.substack.com/">⁠<strong>Subscribe on Substack</strong>⁠</a></p></li><li><p>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@The.Cave.Project">⁠<strong>Watch on YouTube</strong>⁠</a></p></li><li><p>📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.cave.project">⁠<strong>Follow on Instagram</strong>⁠</a></p></li></ul><p>The future isn’t neutral. Let’s figure it out together. 🚀</p>