How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media | Luis Von Ahn | TED

Something no one is talking about - his story of being from a poor country and his mother doing her all to give him an opportunity - and then he went on to massive success. She must be so proud, and I hope he takes great care of her as a thank you.

His delivery skill is just brilliant! The intro, storytelling, humor; everything was just on point!

I have received a bilingual education for over 20 years - I am 100% fluent in both Spanish and English. On the other hand, my dad never had the opportunity to learn English. He used to stay up late playing solitaire on his iPad, now I hear the Duolingo app sounds coming from his room all the time. He doesn't really talk about it but I am not exaggerating when I say I hear the sounds at all times of the day, literally, so I KNOW he uses it and I know he enjoys it... and that's what gets me and brings tears to my eyes: he's so consistent with the app because he's happy with his results. So thank you, Luis! For giving my 71-year-old Latino father the opportunity he lacked in his childhood.

he nailed it when he said that its imposible to make learning as engaging as social media he is right about that because when you learn you are using your brain you are thinking but when you are just being stimulated with tiktoks or reels you arent thinking you are just getting stimulated thats why social media decrease concentration

The world needs more CEOs and leaders like this! Inspiring, value-driven, and intelligent. Good job Luis and the Duolingo team!

I'm Brazilian, I'm learning English on my own and I understood this video almost completely

Short, concise, engaging, smart, genuine, not following the same script as you learned in high school, and funny with a very short introduction in the same theme and not too much "oh wow, look at me, I am so good". Great Ted talk. More of these please! One of the few talkers I wouldn't mind getting stuck beside on a train.

I'm thinking to put some cash in stocks, I was at Salt Shack and i overheard some friends saying its ripe enough, but Is this a good time to buy stocks? I’ve been sitting on over $545K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here, is it a good time to buy into stocks or do I wait for another opportunity?

Didn’t realize he was the duolingo guy. Thank God for this man. I’m a Korean American who’s struggled to relearn his Mother tongue his whole life. I’ve got 145 days strong on Duolingo Korean and no intent of stopping

Impressively, his 12-minute Duolingo ad held the audience's attention, highlighting his mastery of communication and English. Well done! 👏😄

From humble beginnings to global impact, this video showcases not just Duolingo's educational revolution but also Luis's incredible journey driven by his mother's sacrifices. It's amazing how the app turns the addictive pull of social media into a powerful educational tool. Whether it's relearning a mother tongue, tackling a new language for a trip, or just brushing up on language skills, Duolingo proves learning can be as engaging and addictive as social media, but far more rewarding. Thanks, Luis, for making learning accessible and fun for everyone!

You are my hero!!! Thanks to your app my Spanish improves every day. Level 5 almost at 6. 865 days without stopping. Australian born living in Mexico. It's my plan to finish Spanish and keep learning. To my English students it's your app that I always recommend! Muchas gracias 😊

The "making rich people pay for the education of rest of the people" was absolutely amazing. Thanks for mentioning the inequality in education.

I opened this video randomly and i didn`t expect to see duolingo founder and this was great you are brilliant.

always said the inventor of duolingo is so smart, turns out he is humane too, the story behind why he did the application is just amazing. we need more people like him. gonna restart my lessons again

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. I'm brazilian and my duolingo streak is on 1263 days (studying french) and I finished the english course few months before starting the streak on french. My mom also uses it to study english, she has doing it for almost 3 years starting from zero but now she knows a loooot of things, so thank you one more time 😁😁😁

Because of this man's vision, I can speak German and Russian language without paying what would have been thousands of dollars. Thanks Luis ❤

Imagine how different the world would be if the same addiction we all have experienced because of social media, to be be channeled into acquiring knowledge. Furthermore, to want to keep on learning, it would be a blessing. Me emociona y me intriga como se logrará pasar esto, de teoría, a la realidad

So, how to make learning as addictive as social media?

I'm so close to my 1000 day streak, at 981 rn 😭 Thank you Luis for this amazing app and I really do hope we get more apps like this on other subjects. 🖤