In this episode, host Michael Palmer welcomes back Dr. Bror Saxberg, Founder of LearningForge, to continue their exploration of learning and its implications for the future. We dig into core concepts like working memory vs long-term memory, deliberate practice and the 10,000 hour rule, and what the latest research reveals about differences (and similarities) in learning rates. Dr. Saxberg emphasizes the brain's lifelong neuroplasticity and potential for acquiring new skills and knowledge.
The conversation then shifts to expertise more broadly, including how cognitive scientists study it and the decline in professional skill "half-lives." Bror and Michael discuss organizational training, creativity from combinatorial expertise, and the unique human capacity for shared meaning. We explore how improving learning environments and motivation, per a recent study, can help accelerate expertise development across all levels of learners. The episode wraps with optimism about human potential to gain new competencies and value, aided by learning science insights and emerging technology.
Subscribe to Trending in Education wherever you get your podcasts. Visit us at TrendinginEd.com for more sharp takes on learning, media, and the future of work.
Reimagining the Internship with Dan Gonzalez
Teach More, Hover Less with Miriam Plotinsky
Global Talent Trends in 2022
500 Conversations About the Future of Education
Teaching Gen Z Accounting on TikTok with Rebecca Mendoza
Using VR to Transform Math Education with Anurupa Ganguly
The Gartner Hype Cycle, Improv, Innovation, and Grit
Activating Generation X with Celine Coggins
The Power of Music and the Arts in Education with Kathryn Patricia Cobbler
Democratizing AI with Dr. Sameer Maskey
Trending in Ed Season 7 Kickoff
Labor Day Special - The Teacher Insurgency with Dr. Leo Casey
The Best of Trending in Ed - Adi Hanash on Making Amazing Live Online Learning Happen
The Best of Trending in Ed - Dr. Michelle Miller-Adams
The Best of Trending in Ed - Wendy Zukerman LIVE from the Javits Center for NAB in New York
Opening Up Access to Early Childhood Education with Chris Bennett
The Best of Trending in Ed - Ron Reed and Greg Rosenbaum from SXSW EDU
Using Virtual Robots to Teach Computer Science with Adam Dalton
The Best of Trending in Ed - Dr. Mohan Sawhney on the Future of Business Education
Raj Chetty's Friendship Research, Klosterman's Nineties, and More
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
In the Great Khan’s Tent
Visualize Meditations
The No-Frills Teacher Podcast
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast