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ML72: Ulrich Boser on The Science of Learning, MetaLearning Basketball and How To Become an Expert in Anything Jul 18, 2017

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Ulrich Boser is a bestselling author and senior fellow at the Centre for American Progress. In this conversation we discuss:
- The key MetaLearning principles Ulrich discovered in his research
- How Ulrich has applied learning science to basketball
- The importance of trust in education and how to develop it
So whether you're looking to upgrade your learning skills or understand how to leverage trust in your learning, this episode will give you all that and more.

ML71: How To Use Competition in Learning Jul 13, 2017

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Our natural instinct to compete with others can be a powerful motivator for learning. In this short episode, we discuss:
- The benefits of competition in learning and how to use it constructively
- How competition can harm learning if it's not kept in check
- How to compete with yourself over an extended period of time
So whether you're looking to use competition to start learning a new skill or just want to try competing with yourself for a while, this episode will give you all you need and more.

ML70: Mads Holmen on Learning in the Attention Economy, Dealing with Fake News and Understanding AI and Machine Learning Jul 11, 2017

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Mads Holmen is the CEO of Bibblio, an API platform helping knowledge publishers and learning platforms deliver smarter content recommendation. In this episode we discuss:
- How to live and learn in the attention economy
- The structural problems that drive fake news
- The fundamentals of AI and Machine Learning
So whether you're looking to understand the structure of the attention economy or get a deeper understanding of AI and Machine Learning, this episode will give you all that and more.

ML69: How to Overcome Perfectionism in Learning Jul 06, 2017

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We all want to be perfect at anything we learn but these expectations are unhelpful and can leave us in a state of paralysis. In this short episode, we discuss:
- Why perfectionism hurts learning, and the rare cases it helps
- The difference between high general expectations and low specific expectations
- Simple strategies to overcome perfectionism
So whether you're looking to overcome perfectionism or find your balance between ambition and slacking, this episode will give you all you need and more.

ML68: Kevin Kelly on The Nature of Technology, Building Learning Superpowers, and The Inevitable Forces Shaping The Future of Education Jul 04, 2017

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Kevin Kelly is the co-founder and executive editor at Wired magazine, and one of the world's leading technologists. In this episode we discuss:
- How to build the learning superpowers needed to thrive in the 21st century
- The technological forces shaping the future of learning and education, including AR, VR and AI
- Kevin's insights on skill acquisition
So if you're looking to broaden your understanding of the technological forces that will transform our society, this episode has you covered.

ML67: The Battle Between Productivity and Creativity Jun 30, 2017

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Many of us in the West have accepted the belief that productivity and efficiency are the foundations for success and happiness but that's not always true. In this episode, we discuss:
- The problems with worshipping at the altar of productivity
- The importance of constraints for the creative process
- How to balance productivity and creativity
So whether you're curious about productivity, want to cultivate more creativity or want to balance these forces in your life, this episode has you covered.

ML66: Nelson Dellis on Mastering Your Memory, The Art of Mountain Climbing and How To Train Your Mind Jun 27, 2017

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Nelson Dellis is a 4x US Memory Champion and one of the leading memory experts in the world. In this episode we discuss:
- The techniques Nelson and competitive memory athletes use to memorise everything from names and faces, to decks of cards
- The importance of regular mental training for mental health
- The life lessons Nelson has learned from mountain climbing
So whether you're a beginner looking to boost your memory or want to memorise huge quantities of information, this episode has you covered.

ML65: What's The Point of School? Jun 22, 2017

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"What's the point of school?" is a question that's been asked for hundreds of years but we still don't seem to have a clear answer. In this episode, we discuss:
- The difference between learning and education and why it matters
- The harmful mindsets that education instils in us and how to combat them
- How the method of teaching has evolved in schools across history
So if you want to learn more about the philosophy behind education, this episode will give you all that and much more.

ML64: Will Reynolds on Learning Your Living, Mastering MetaSkills and Becoming an Autodidact Jun 20, 2017

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Will Reynolds is a videographer and writer who has become a regular fixture on the podcast. In this episode we discuss:
- How to go from novice to getting paid for new skills like videography
- The importance of cultivating transferable MetaSkills
- The lessons we can learn from autodidacts like Eminem and Frank Zappa
So whether you're looking to pick up hard skills and get paid for them or navigate the challenges of being an autodidact, this episode will give you all that and more.

ML63: How To Learn Better With Technology Jun 15, 2017

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Technology is changing the way we learn but it's not a magic pill that will solve all our educational problems. In this short we discuss:
- The best ways to filter information online to get to the good stuff quicker
- The importance of working diversity into your content consumption
- How to protect your precious attention in the digital economy
So whether you're looking to filter content more efficiently or stay focused in a world full of distractions, this episode will give you all that and more.

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