Making sense of how learning happens. https://www.carlhendrick.com/
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 102 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
| Active | |||||
Read this Newsletter
carlhendrick.substack.comLatest Issues
The Monthly Dispatch — What's New in Learning Science? — June 2026
New research on retrieval practice shows it stalls under high cognitive load. Generic thinking skills again fail to transfer to related tasks. Removing a cognitive tool, it turns out, hurts more than adding it ever helped. And the most cite...
Spandrels of the Mind: The Case Against Humanlike AI
In Voltaire’s novel Candide, the philosopher Dr Pangloss tutors the young hero that everything happens for a reason or the idea that our world is the “best of all possible worlds”. Earthquakes, public hangings, the Lisbon catastrophe and a...
The Death of the University Degree
For 133 years, Princeton University upheld an honour code that allowed students to take exams unsupervised, trusted to write a simple pledge on their answer sheets affirming they had not cheated. In May 2026, the faculty voted to end the tr...
Novels Tell Us Who We Are
It’s not often that something on social media stops me in my tracks, but this week I was transfixed by a recent interview with Bob Odenkirk. He was describing a near-death experience, and the strange way a particular novel was able to descr...
Learning in the Age of Algorithmic Video
Watch a teenager watch a video in 2026. Chances are it is playing at 1.75x speed, with subtitles on by default, on a phone propped against a textbook, while ChatGPT sits in another tab waiting to summarise the bits they didn’t catch. The vi...
Audience Metrics
Subscribers, engagement, traffic and sponsorship for The Learning Dispatch.
| Subscribers | Engagement | 83 | Monthly Web Visits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accepts Sponsors | Estimated Cost per Ad | ||||
SEO Reach
Where The Learning Dispatch ranks on Google, and how much search traffic it brings in.
| Ranked Keywords | 3.3k | Monthly Search Traffic | Top Keywords |
|---|
Chart Rankings
How this newsletter ranks in the official Substack charts.
| #61 | |
| #94 |
Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Interested in How Learning Happens. www.carlhendrick.com
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I access the email archive for The Learning Dispatch?
You can find recent issues that have been published by The Learning Dispatch on Reletter by scrolling up to where it says Latest Issues. Tap on the link for any of the most recent emails or hit More Issues to see older ones.
How many subscribers does The Learning Dispatch have?
To see how many people subscribe to The Learning Dispatch, simply upgrade your Reletter account. We provide readership numbers and lots of other stats for this newsletter so you can decide if it's worth reaching out to.
How can I advertise in The Learning Dispatch?
Newsletter advertising can be extremely effective when it's done right. Before you pitch The Learning Dispatch as a potential sponsor or partner, make sure that you've done your research and checked its newsletter stats with Reletter.
Then, personalize one of our winning pitching templates and send it to the right person using the contact info provided.
How much does it cost to sponsor a publication like The Learning Dispatch?
Newsletter ad rates (or CPM) vary depending on many factors, including industry, number of subscribers, open rate, ad placement and more.
To find out how much an ad will cost, contact The Learning Dispatch using the contact information provided and ask for a copy of their media kit.
How can I find newsletters related to The Learning Dispatch?
Scroll up to where it says Related Newsletters to see other publications like The Learning Dispatch. You can also search our email newsletter directory to discover other newsletters that cover the topics you're interested in.
How do I contact The Learning Dispatch?
Reletter provides this newsletter's website URL above, where you will often find their contact information. We also provide links to associated social media accounts and pitching templates so you can reach out fast.