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Making scientific research on learning accessible to students and educators. We aim to motivate students to study and increase the use of effective study and teaching strategies that are backed by research. www.learningscientists.org

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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
NEW Digest #183: The Importance of Belonging for Student Success by @drckt.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2026/1/...
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Digest #183: The Importance of Belonging for Student Success — The Learning Scientists
The feeling of belonging has been identified as an important factor in education (1) (2) . The main components of student belonging are being connected to peers/teachers/institution; feeling safe and...
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Women in Neuroscience UK @womeninneurouk.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Exam season is officially here - and staying motivated, focused, and well can feel like a challenge. We’ve teamed up with @drckt.bsky.social and @learningscientists.bsky.social to share research-informed strategies to help you revise more effectively and look after your wellbeing.
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Tech-Based Teaching @edutecheditor.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
“This is hard work. This is the hard work of education.” On boxes, working memory, and how each learner is different. (via @learningscientists.bsky.social) buff.ly/8yCfL0W #EduSky #AcademicSky
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Jennifer Gonzalez @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
"Across all studies, the conditions that included retrieval practice far outperformed lecture only conditions." @drcindynebel.bsky.social via @learningscientists.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/10...
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Motivation Effects and Efficiency of Retrieval Practice over Lecture — The Learning Scientists
Retrieval practice is one of the most robust strategies that we have for durable learning. Today I’m reviewing a study that pushed retrieval practice to it’s limits. If retrieval practice is THIS effe...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
NEW POST: "A Practical Guide to Exam Taking Strategies" by @drckt.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/12...
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A Practical Guide to Exam Taking Strategies — The Learning Scientists
Taking exams is often associated with discomfort and anxiety in students. Students will feel nervous as these are high-stake performance situations. Exams require students to commit information to mem...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
NEW POST: Thank You To Our 2025 Community! www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/11...
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Thank You To Our 2025 Community! — The Learning Scientists
Today is (American) Thanksgiving so we wanted to take the opportunity to thank our community! We are so grateful for the continued support, encouragement, and contributions of our community…
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
NEW POST: "The Box Metaphor for Working Memory" by @drcindynebel.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/11...
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The Box Metaphor for Working Memory — The Learning Scientists
How many boxes can you hold? It is clearly a trick question. The answer, like so many things in our complex world of education is, of course, it depends. It depends on several factors that match up ...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
NEW POST: "A Framework for Training Students to Better Use Evidence-Based Learning Strategies" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/11...
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A Framework for Training Students to Better Use Evidence-Based Learning Strategies — The Learning Scientists
If you read our blog, even sporadically, you are almost certainly aware that investigations into evidence-based learning strategies have been ongoing for quite some time. In fact, as we near the end o...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
NEW POST: "How Do You Like Them Apples? On the Importance of Teaching in the Time of AI" by @drkaminske.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/10...
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How Do You Like Them Apples? On the Importance of Teaching in the Time of AI — The Learning Scientists
… I think of those conversations with my dad often. About the enthusiasm and curiosity they inspired in me. And the stark contrast in how I felt about technology and the future then to how I feel abou...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
NEW POST: "Digest #182: How To Increase (Self-)Motivation" By @drckt.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/10...
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Digest #182: How To Increase (Self-)Motivation — The Learning Scientists
No matter whether you are a student or a teacher, sometimes it can be difficult to find motivation to start or complete a task. Instead, you may spend hours procrastinating with other activities and t...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
NEW GUEST POST: "Scaffolding Speech: A Mother’s Journey into Language Development Without a Therapist" by Salome Olajide-Buari www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/10...
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GUEST POST: Scaffolding Speech: A Mother’s Journey into Language Development Without a Therapist — The Learning Scientists
It was a hard hit knowing that my second son’s speech was not conventional. I had done well with my 1st son, teaching him to read before age 3 but I didn't track his progress intentionally to know how...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
NEW BLOG: "Motivation Effects and Efficiency of Retrieval Practice over Lecture" by @drcindynebel.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/10...
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Motivation Effects and Efficiency of Retrieval Practice over Lecture — The Learning Scientists
Retrieval practice is one of the most robust strategies that we have for durable learning. Today I’m reviewing a study that pushed retrieval practice to it’s limits. If retrieval practice is THIS effe...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
NEW BLOG: "Retrieval Practice: Hiding Broccoli in the Brownies (repost)" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/10/2
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Retrieval Practice: Hiding Broccoli in the Brownies (repost) — The Learning Scientists
Today’s piece is a repost from a number of years ago. I’ve loved comparing “hiding broccoli in the brownies” to infusing retrieval practice into fun activities. Doing so is a great way to get even mor...
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Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I have recently updated my "Time Management and Study Skills For Students" resource. It comes with slides for teaching and activities for students. Feel free to browse and use: sway.cloud.microsoft/BysO9ChOrHMQ...
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Time Management & Study Skills For Students
One of the biggest challenges with learning is to get organised and to stick with a healthy study routine. It is easy to feel overwhelmed. In Level 2 Psychology we introduced Time Management & Study S
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Santanu Vasant PFHEA @santanuvasant.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
sway.cloud.microsoft/BysO9ChOrHMQ... - this from @drckt.bsky.social might help #AcademicSky folks. Some great resources. As Caroline says, it's easy to be overwhelmed and links to tonight's #LTHEChat
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Time Management & Study Skills For Students
One of the biggest challenges with learning is to get organised and to stick with a healthy study routine. It is easy to feel overwhelmed. In Level 2 Psychology we introduced Time Management & Study S
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
NEW PODCAST EPISODE! Episode 93: Compassion Fatigue in Educators with Dr Chiara Horlin www.learningscientists.org/learning-sci...
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Episode 93: Compassion Fatigue in Educators with Dr Chiara Horlin — The Learning Scientists
This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page . Show Notes: In Episode...
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Dr. Althea Need Kaminske @drkaminske.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
I wrote about ADHD in adults this week for The Learning Scientists! I've been thinking about this a lot lately as the standard advice we give to medical students is often counterproductive for ADHD.
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Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
PAPER PUBLISHED: I worked on this project during my postdoc at WashU St. Louis in 2014. Our lab contributed to this Memrise competition to test the best way to study foreign vocabulary and we were one of the finalists. Kudos to Rosalind Potts for leading on this. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
NEW BLOG: "Adult Learners with ADHD" by @drkaminske.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/9/18
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Adult Learners with ADHD — The Learning Scientists
As of last October, the CDC estimates that approximately 1 in 16 adults in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD (1). Despite the high prevalence of ADHD in adults, there are few resources f...
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MathLisa2016.bsky.social @mathlisa2016.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Wondering about the application in math…
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
NEW GUEST POST: "The Motivation Cheat Code: Sidestep Willpower Using Science" by Annabel Noble www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/9/...
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GUEST POST: The Motivation Cheat Code: Sidestep Willpower Using Science — The Learning Scientists
Got a million things to do but, zero motivation to start? We’ve all been there, one task turns into ten and suddenly things become overwhelming very quickly. In this blog, I use the latest science to ...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
NEW GUEST POST: "What 130,000 Student Questions to AI Reveal About Critical Thinking" by Dr Muireann Hendriksen www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/9/...
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GUEST POST: What 130,000 Student Questions to AI Reveal About Critical Thinking — The Learning Scientists
The conversation around generative AI in education is often dominated by a sense of apprehension. Will these powerful new tools encourage students to take shortcuts, offload their thinking, and sidest...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
BLOG: "Interleaving Is Less Effective When Taking Notes" by @drcindynebel.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/8/...
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Interleaving Is Less Effective When Taking Notes — The Learning Scientists
The study I’m reviewing today took place in the laboratory, but examined a common situation in the classroom that might matter: note-taking. If students are able to take notes while learning, does tha...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
BLOG: "Cognitive Networks: Exposure Matters" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/8/21
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Cognitive Networks: Exposure Matters — The Learning Scientists
In my last blog, I wrote about cognitive networks and implicit bias . The gist of the post was that our systems allow us to categorize and generalize, flexibly and automatically, and that this genera...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
BLOG: "Retrieval Practice in the Health Professions" by @drkaminske.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/8/7
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Retrieval Practice in the Health Professions — The Learning Scientists
Cover image by u_9p7tw4noz0 from Pixabay By Althea Need Kaminske Note: The following describes Health Professions Education within the U.S. As a learning scientist interested in how ...
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Tech-Based Teaching @edutecheditor.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
For all that there are effective ways to study, many students would rather stick to what they’ve always done. From @learningscientists.bsky.social, how can they be convinced to used evidenced-based strategies? buff.ly/CChVpfb #AmademicSky
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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Great suggestions from others - some additional favs For students: Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better and Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide both @learningscientists.bsky.social Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel 1/
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Tech-Based Teaching @edutecheditor.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
“What truly excited us, however, was the proportion of questions that went deeper.” On @learningscientists.bsky.social, read an analysis of how students interacted with AI to not only define, but examine ideas from introductory biology through a textbook chatbot. buff.ly/TWSDT3t #AcademicSky
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Dr Mary Jacob L&T @maryjacob.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Latest #WeeklyResourceRoundup #AberPGCTHE #EduSky #AcademicSky wordpress.aber.ac.uk/e-learning/2... feat. @jisc.bsky.social @qaa.ac.uk @transformassess.bsky.social @lauanshul.bsky.social #EmpowerED @edufuturist.bsky.social @learningscientists.bsky.social & more.
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
NEW POST: "Reblog: How To Convince Students To Use Effective Study Strategies?" by @drckt.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2023/6/...
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Reblog: How To Convince Students To Use Effective Study Strategies? — The Learning Scientists
I’m currently preparing teaching for the upcoming academic year. One focus for me has been student self-regulated learning and time management skills. So, as I’m developing resources for students and...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
NEW POST: "Digest #181: Popular Learning Scientists Posts" by @drkaminske.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/7/...
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Digest #181: Popular Learning Scientists Posts — The Learning Scientists
If you, like me, have wondered, “What are people reading on our blog this summer?” then wonder no more! I looked through our most visited pages from the beginning of June until now to see what people ...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
NEW POST: "Digest #181: Popular Learning Scientists Posts" by @drkaminske.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/7/...
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Digest #181: Popular Learning Scientists Posts — The Learning Scientists
If you, like me, have wondered, “What are people reading on our blog this summer?” then wonder no more! I looked through our most visited pages from the beginning of June until now to see what people ...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
NEW POST: "Flipped Classrooms: Can We Skip the Lecture?" by @drcindynebel.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/7/...
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Flipped Classrooms: Can We Skip the Lecture? — The Learning Scientists
While we have our own internal and correlational data that allows me to cautiously allow students to skip the lecture, here we have experimental data that actually says skipping the lecture might be ...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
NEW POST: "Cognitive Networks and Implicit Bias" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/7/10
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Cognitive Networks and Implicit Bias — The Learning Scientists
As a cognitive psychology professor, I teach about cognitive networks and how we process, organize, and respond to the world around us. We are able to quickly and flexibly process and categorize items...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
NEW POST: "AI and Adolescent Well-Being: New APA Health Advisory" by @drkaminske.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/6/26
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AI and Adolescent Well-Being: New APA Health Advisory — The Learning Scientists
With Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications expanding rapidly into daily life, The American Psychological Association (APA) has issued a health advisory on the impacts of AI on adolescent well-bei...
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Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Opinion piece for @evidencebased.education: "Implementing Improvement Initiatives: Evidence-based, learner-centred, and workload-aware". Take aways: 💡 make it complement current practice 💡 it serves a purpose & solves a problem 💡 obtain peer & student feedback schoolimprovementhub.org/resources/
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TILE Network @tilenetwork.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
CALL FOR SPEAKERS! We're planning our TILE Network speaker series for 25-26 and are looking for inspiring speakers from diverse disciplines to share their insights on pressing topics in education. We feature research and best practice talks. (Self-)nomination form here: forms.office.com/e/X6TC36HGR5
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Tech-Based Teaching @edutecheditor.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Need an example of interleaving? This page from @learningScientists.bsky.social provides several! buff.ly/2UMexOj #EduSky
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Interleaving — The Learning Scientists
Here to help you learn more!
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Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel @drckt.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Last year I was on the verge of burning out. This year I delivered a plenary at the IATEFL conference. The moment I stepped on that stage I knew this was special, this was what I love doing: communicate the science of learning to a large audience. The article captures my academic identity very well.
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
NEW POST: "Imitation versus Retrieval Practice in Foreign Language Pronunciation Learning" by @drckt.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/6/...
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Imitation versus Retrieval Practice in Foreign Language Pronunciation Learning — The Learning Scientists
A couple of months ago I have started re-learning French with a language learning app. I studied French in school for many years and was quite fluent in it at the end of my schooling. Unfortunately, I...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
NEW POST: "Digest #180: Marking Rubrics in Education" by @drckt.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/6/13/digest-180 #edusky #academicsky
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Digest #180: Marking Rubrics in Education — The Learning Scientists
Delivering engaging and effective presentations is important when it comes to teaching or when presenting work at conferences. As teachers, we may want to help our students to develop their presentati...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
NEW POST: "The Science of Motivation" @drcindynebel.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/6/... #edusky
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The Science of Motivation — The Learning Scientists
Many educators struggle with student motivation and, often, it feels like something that is out of our hands. But there are things that we can do to support motivation in the classroom and to keep i...
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The Learning Scientists @learningscientists.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
NEW POST: "Dual Coding and Cognitive Load" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social www.learningscientists.org/blog/2025/5/29
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Dual Coding and Cognitive Load — The Learning Scientists
In today’s blog, I’m covering an older paper by Mousavi, Low, and Sweller from 1995 (1) titled Reducing Cognitive Load by Mixing Auditory and Visual Presentation Modes . The goal of their paper was...
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