working memory
3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 10, 2018 by Barbara Oakley · across every show →
Everything said about working memory, oldest first
Apr 10, 2018 positive
Oakley: Poor working memory correlates with creativity and better simplification
“If you have a really bad working memory, in other words, the things that you hold temporarily in mind, that, that can be a great thing, because number one, there's good research that shows that you're more you're more creative, and another thing is it allows y…”
Apr 10, 2018 neutral
Oakley: Human working memory holds roughly four slots, not seven
“We used to think there are seven slots in working memory, so it's like seven things you can hold in mind. Like seven numbers. That's why, you know, it was four, five, three, seven, two, three, nine, or whatever phone number had seven digits in it, because they…”
Jul 7, 2020
Fry: Math education must focus on basics to prevent working memory overload
“If you're ever going to be able to reach the most beautiful elements of the subject, if you're ever really going to be able to properly to put it to use, you can't have your working memory being swamped by remembering all of these rules and remembering these r…”