How can we bring equal education to everyone through a smartphone?
It's with this premise in mind that Luis von Ahn co-created Duolingo, an app that allows everyone to learn a foreign language anytime, anywhere and without wasting any money.
But once education became accessible, a new challenge emerged: how to compete with the constant social media distractions?
The answer: act like it. By adopting the same techniques that mobile games and social media use to engage people, Duolingo found a way to make people want to learn. But can an educational app really become that addictive?
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How can we bring equal education to everyone through a smartphone?
It's with this premise in mind that Luis von Ahn co-created Duolingo, an app that allows everyone to learn a foreign language anytime, anywhere and without wasting any money.
But once education became accessible, a new challenge emerged: how to compete with the constant social media distractions?
The answer: act like it. By adopting the same techniques that mobile games and social media use to engage people, Duolingo found a way to make people want to learn. But can an educational app really become that addictive?
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How can we bring equal education to everyone through a smartphone?
It's with this premise in mind that Luis von Ahn co-created Duolingo, an app that allows everyone to learn a foreign language anytime, anywhere and without wasting any money.
But once education became accessible, a new challenge emerged: how to compete with the constant social media distractions?
The answer: act like it. By adopting the same techniques that mobile games and social media use to engage people, Duolingo found a way to make people want to learn. But can an educational app really become that addictive?
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