Is "Writing" the Same as "Thinking"? A New Cognitive Model for Scientific Writing in the Age of Generative AI

On September 23, 2026, an intriguing theoretical paper was published in Frontiers in Cognition.“Writing is thinking: toward a ...

[Feature Day 3] Does using AI make the child's thinking process disappear?

"Cognitive offloading" and lessons that oscillate between internalization and externalizationWhen you use generative AI, the ...
Psychology Today

Thinking Is the New Luxury

AI can hand us the answer, but it can't hand us the thinking that produced it. Struggling with an idea changes you while a generated paragraph does not. When everyone can fake the artifact, real ...
Psychology Today

Unlocking the Secrets of Your Cognitive Toolbox

Cognition is the cornerstone of human potential, enabling knowledge acquisition, processing information, solving problems, and finding meaning. By sharpening cognitive skills—reasoning, ...
ScienceBlog

Artificial intelligence is creating a new way of thinking, an external thought process outside of our minds

This article predates Brown Brothers Media’s ownership of Science Blog and has not been reviewed under our current editorial process. It is preserved as part of the publication’s archive. A ...
Phys.org

Increased AI use linked to eroding critical thinking skills

A study by Michael Gerlich at SBS Swiss Business School has found that increased reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) tools is linked to diminished critical thinking abilities. It points to ...