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KeyLIME+Author: your host Adam Szulewski
KeyLIME is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Adam Szulewski and features in-depth interviews with authors and experts as they explore what we think we know about medical education and where we're going as a field. Language: en-us Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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[51] Cognitive Load Theory: The Science of Thinking
Monday, 9 November, 2026
On this episode of KeyLIME+, Adam sits down with Dr. Nadine Marcus, a leading expert in cognitive load theory, to explore what happens when the demands of a task exceed the limits of the human mind. Drawing on decades of research and her collaborations with cognitive load theory pioneer John Sweller, Nadine unpacks the science behind how we learn, why some educational strategies succeed while others fail, and what medical educators need to know about managing cognitive load. Along the way, the conversation explores practical approaches to measuring cognitive load, the impact of stress on performance, and how these ideas can help us design better learning experiences in medicine and beyond. Length of episode: 35:38 Resources to check-out Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, & Cass R. Sunstein. (2021). Noise: A flaw in human judgment. Little, Brown Spark. Gary Klein's episode [49] Developing Judgment: How Experts Think and Make Decisions in Complex Environments Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski linkedin.com/in/adam-szulewski-aa556a282
