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“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.”

Quote by Roger Schank

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Roger Schank (born 1946) is an American cognitive scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, and educational innovator. He is best known for his pioneering work in natural language processing, case-based reasoning, and story-centered learning theory. A founder of the Yale Artificial Intelligence Project, Schank developed influential theories including conceptual dependency, script theory, and dynamic memory models. His research emphasizes the narrative nature of human thinking and has been applied to create AI-based educational systems. He has founded several edtech companies and authored numerous books on learning and cognition. more

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