Martin Poliačik
@poliacik.sk
Director of Strategy and Partnership at Emile Foundation ∴ Associate Fellow at GLOBSEC ∴ former Member of Parliament in Slovakia ∴ Critical Thinking lecturer, writer ∴ political consultant ∴ author of “Order in the Head” (published in Slovak & Czech)
🧠 Want the full breakdown — plus five practical strategies to stay mentally sharp while using AI?
Read the full article here (with studies, analogies & no hype):
👉 martinpoliacik.substack.com/p/chatgpt-and-your-brain-cutting-through
Read the full article here (with studies, analogies & no hype):
👉 martinpoliacik.substack.com/p/chatgpt-and-your-brain-cutting-through
June 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🧠 Want the full breakdown — plus five practical strategies to stay mentally sharp while using AI?
Read the full article here (with studies, analogies & no hype):
👉 martinpoliacik.substack.com/p/chatgpt-and-your-brain-cutting-through
Read the full article here (with studies, analogies & no hype):
👉 martinpoliacik.substack.com/p/chatgpt-and-your-brain-cutting-through
🧩 Try this: take any AI-panic headline and replace “ChatGPT” with “Bible.”
→ “The Bible may be eroding critical thinking.”
Sounds ridiculous, right? Because it’s not the tool. It’s the approach.
Same with AI. The output reflects your mindset.
→ “The Bible may be eroding critical thinking.”
Sounds ridiculous, right? Because it’s not the tool. It’s the approach.
Same with AI. The output reflects your mindset.
June 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🧩 Try this: take any AI-panic headline and replace “ChatGPT” with “Bible.”
→ “The Bible may be eroding critical thinking.”
Sounds ridiculous, right? Because it’s not the tool. It’s the approach.
Same with AI. The output reflects your mindset.
→ “The Bible may be eroding critical thinking.”
Sounds ridiculous, right? Because it’s not the tool. It’s the approach.
Same with AI. The output reflects your mindset.
📚 Now compare that with a 2025 meta-analysis of 51 studies.
When ChatGPT was used as a tutor, coach, or partner — especially with structure (like Bloom’s taxonomy) — students showed:
✅ Better learning
✅ More engagement
✅ Improved critical thinking
When ChatGPT was used as a tutor, coach, or partner — especially with structure (like Bloom’s taxonomy) — students showed:
✅ Better learning
✅ More engagement
✅ Improved critical thinking
June 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
📚 Now compare that with a 2025 meta-analysis of 51 studies.
When ChatGPT was used as a tutor, coach, or partner — especially with structure (like Bloom’s taxonomy) — students showed:
✅ Better learning
✅ More engagement
✅ Improved critical thinking
When ChatGPT was used as a tutor, coach, or partner — especially with structure (like Bloom’s taxonomy) — students showed:
✅ Better learning
✅ More engagement
✅ Improved critical thinking
🚨 A new MIT study found that students who used ChatGPT to write essays had the weakest brain activity — and struggled to recall what they wrote.
Sounds scary. But here’s what the study really says — and what others say differently.👇
Sounds scary. But here’s what the study really says — and what others say differently.👇
June 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🚨 A new MIT study found that students who used ChatGPT to write essays had the weakest brain activity — and struggled to recall what they wrote.
Sounds scary. But here’s what the study really says — and what others say differently.👇
Sounds scary. But here’s what the study really says — and what others say differently.👇
In a world where many things will likely be redefined and many ways of thinking will be challenged, those who champion the creation of platforms for frank and open discussions deserve special recognition.
December 15, 2024 at 10:43 PM
In a world where many things will likely be redefined and many ways of thinking will be challenged, those who champion the creation of platforms for frank and open discussions deserve special recognition.
Together with Andrej Vršanský, CEO of League for Mental Health Slovakia and nowadays also a President of Mental Health Europe, we presented a comprehensive study on PTSD in war veterans in Ukraine and a proposal for a program of psycho-social support in Ukrainian communities.
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Together with Andrej Vršanský, CEO of League for Mental Health Slovakia and nowadays also a President of Mental Health Europe, we presented a comprehensive study on PTSD in war veterans in Ukraine and a proposal for a program of psycho-social support in Ukrainian communities.
This was during the Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen in Kyiv, September 2023. I was in a delegation of Juraj Rizman, partner of Slovak former President Zuzana Čaputová. Slovak delegation was the only one presenting our own research and findings in the field of mental health.
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 AM
This was during the Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen in Kyiv, September 2023. I was in a delegation of Juraj Rizman, partner of Slovak former President Zuzana Čaputová. Slovak delegation was the only one presenting our own research and findings in the field of mental health.
My favourite photo of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. I watched the President for a while before deciding to approach him. When he kneeled to tie his shoelace, I took a quickie for my sons to show them, that even heroes tie their laces by themselves. And something in the pic has grown on me.
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 AM
My favourite photo of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. I watched the President for a while before deciding to approach him. When he kneeled to tie his shoelace, I took a quickie for my sons to show them, that even heroes tie their laces by themselves. And something in the pic has grown on me.