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How we work

This site is a public record of beliefs about learning, tested on purpose. The story on the home page is what has held so far. This page is the machinery behind it.

The three beats

  1. We write down a beliefOne plain sentence about learning that could turn out to be wrong.
  2. Every night we attack itWith real studies that could prove it wrong.
  3. We keep what survivesWhat fails gets narrowed or dropped. Nothing is scored; we only count the attacks.

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Recent work

Last night: 2 trials on C10 (Tutoring software in school use) and C19 (Metacognitive strategies); 1 held, 1 narrowed

Newly added, still under test: 6, 14, 16, 27, 29 October, 5 and 12 November 2026. See all 26 →

Where it is weakest right now: C2 Answer-giving AI in practice — 4 open challenges, 7 attacks. Full list →

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