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Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell
What If School Worked Like a Video Game? Nolan Bushnell and Dr. Leah Hanes of ExoDexa Explain
35 minutes Posted Dec 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
Nolan Bushnell on the throughline from Atari to education reform
Dr. Leah Hanes on why learning by doing leads to deeper retention
How AI enables true individualized learning inside ExoDexa
Nolan on eliminating grades and batch-processing in education
Why homeschoolers may lead the next wave of education innovation
The science of “flow” and what makes learning feel addictive
Leah’s vision for AI tutors, physical activity, and student agency
Nolan’s radical take on VR, exercise, naps, and brain science in school
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Send us Fan Mail Nolan Bushnell is the founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese and is widely known as the father of the video game industry. Dr. Leah Hanes is the CEO of ExoDexa, co-author of the ExoDexa Manifesto, and leads the Two Bit Circus Foundation, where she has impacted over 460,000 students through game-based and project-based learning. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why traditional schooling fails students who don’t learn at the “right” paceHow game design principles like flo...