Unconventional Thinkers

Sep 18, 2017

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In this wide ranging interview, we talk with author and professor James Pennebaker.  We talk about 

• Why writing is such a powerful weapon when dealing with trauma
• The backstory in discovering this powerful idea
• His book "The Secret Life of Pronouns", which talks about the importance of watching your...

Sep 4, 2017

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In this wide ranging interview, we talk with author and professor Barbara Oakley.  We talk about 

• Her journey from mathphobe to a professor of engineering
• Her book "A Mind for Numbers"
• Her Coursera course, "Learning to Learn" which is the new most popular massive open online course of all tim...