Cognitive Scientist | Educator | Author & Speaker
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Media & Press

Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D. is a cognitive scientist, educator, and author of the books Powerful Teaching and Smart Teaching Stronger Learning. She has conducted research on learning for more than 20 years and she is the Founder of RetrievalPractice.org.

Interviews & Media Appearances


Dr. Agarwal shares the science of learning with thousands of educators via news outlets, podcasts, YouTube, and blogs. If you would like to interview Dr. Agarwal and feature her work, please email her for more information.


April 2026: Podcast interview with Vrain Waves

April 2026: Podcast interview with The Reading Teacher’s Playbook

October 2025: Podcast interview with Cult of Pedagogy

July 2025: Podcast interview with The New Books Network

July 2025: Interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education

May 2025: Podcast interview with Books@Berklee

April 2025: Podcast interview with Cult of Pedagogy

November 2024: Podcast interview with EA Unlocked

October 2023: Interview with Edutopia

October 2023: Interview with The Metronome

September 2023: Interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education

August 2023: Podcast interview with Teaching in Higher Ed

July 2023: Interview with Vox

December 2022: Podcast interview with PsychSessions

April 2022: YouTube interview with Mythbusters at SXSW EDU

April 2022: Interview with ASCD

April 2022: YouTube interview with The Learning Scientists

February 2020: Interview with the APA Society for the Teaching of Psychology

November 2019: Podcast interview with The Pew Charitable Trusts

September 2019: Podcast interview with NPR Life Kit

June 2019: Podcast interview with ISTE Course of Mind

June 2019: Podcast interview with Cult of Pedagogy