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Education December 30, 2020

A Synthesizing Mind

A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory

Howard Gardner

Hosted by Jonathan Haber
The synthesizing mind is one that identifies a program or asks a question, pulls together information from across disciplines or creates new data through experimentation, and integrates everything into a …
Education August 21, 2020

Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education

J. Kim and E. Maloney

Hosted by Jonathan Haber
Despite stereotypes of colleges and universities still stuck in the age of the blackboard and sage-on-stage lectures, a quiet revolution has been taking place on America’s campuses led by a …
Education July 16, 2020

Beyond the MOOC Hype

A Guide to Higher Education’s High-Tech Disruption

Jeffrey R. Young

Hosted by Jonathan Haber
Remember when Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were going to shake higher education to its foundations by giving courses from the world’s most prestigious colleges and universities away free to …
Education July 8, 2020

Choosing College

How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life

Michael Horn

Hosted by Jonathan Haber
What if everything we tell each other – and ourselves – about why we choose college isn’t true? Is higher education an ideal, a personal goal, or might it be …
Education June 24, 2020

The Scientific Attitude

Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience

Lee McIntyre

Hosted by Jonathan Haber
What can explain the success of science as an endeavor for getting closer to truth? Does science simply represent a successful methodology, or is it something more? In The Scientific …