There's a maxim in computer science that more data almost always beats a better algorithm. There's a huge amount of information in an educated adult's brain - i

There's a maxim in computer science that more data almost always beats a better algorithm. There's a huge amount of information in an educated adult's brain - it has to get there somehow. Some of it gets there by learning facts in school. Now, I'd have a bigger problem with why there isn't more science in rote memorization. We already know enough to make a difference in how people study, but I haven't heard of it being actually used except by startups like smart.fm