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Beyond the Tech Ban: Shielding Focus and Fluency | Ep. 99

From ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast · Hosted by Matt Mervis & Dr. Liz Radday

February 27, 2026·1:03:59

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In this episode of ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast: In this episode of ChatEDU, Beyond the Tech Ban: Shielding Focus and Fluency, Matt and Liz weather a New England “snowpocalypse” to tackle a provocative question– Is edtech making Gen Z less cognitively capable than their parents? They begin with a playful (if “unscientific”) recap of the NPR David Green vs. Google NotebookLM lawsuit experiment before diving into the cognitive decline debate.

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In this episode of ChatEDU, Beyond the Tech Ban: Shielding Focus and Fluency, Matt and Liz weather a New England “snowpocalypse” to tackle a provocative question– Is edtech making Gen Z less cognitively capable than their parents? They begin with a playful (if “unscientific”) recap of the NPR David Green vs. Google NotebookLM lawsuit experiment before diving into the cognitive decline debate. The Rundown Gemini Music: Google’s new Lyria integration for high-quality audio and lyric generation....