Tag: Chain Of Thought

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Can You Learn Anything Just by Thinking?

Tania Lombrozo calls it "learning by thinking" — gaining genuinely new knowledge without new input. LLMs can now do something that looks identical. Here's why the difference between them might be the most important question in cognitive science right now.

Lina Chae·May 11, 2026

Neuroscience & AI

Chain of Thought Was Invented Twice

Vygotsky noticed that children talk themselves through problems — and then stop. Chain-of-thought prompting in AI rediscovered the same trick decades later. Here's what the parallel reveals, and where it quietly falls apart.

Lina Chae·March 20, 2026