Carlos Carvalho is a professor of statistics at UT Austin and is the founder of the Salem Center, where he hosts guest lectures open to students and the general public.

In this episode, you’ll learn why the Salem Center lectures have become so controversial, how the academic standards have declined for college students, the importance of statistics, and why data is becoming more and more important in the world we live in today.

This episode is sponsored by John Galt Mortgage Company

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Chapters:

0:00 - Carlos Carvalho

2:20 - What is Salem Center?

13:15 - Is Their a Purpose of College Beyond Signaling?

23:30 - How Can We Improve College?

32:00 - How to Optimize Learning

42:15 - Is College Outdated for the 21st Century

50:50 - Sponsor: John Galt Mortgage Company

53:22 - Why is Our Data Literacy is So Bad?

1:09:00 - How Much Do College Freshman Know About the World?

1:16:10 - How Carlos Thinks About the Education of His Own Kids

1:23:00 - The Benchmarks of A Good Education

1:32:20 - Recommendations for Parents if They Want to Learn Statistics

1:35:40 - How to Connect with Carlos and Salem Center

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

The Case Against Education - Bryan Caplan

Factfulness - Hans Rosling

The Coddling of the American Mind - Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff

Naked Statistics - Charles Wheelan

Connect with Carlos Carvalho:

Website | https://salemcenter.org

Connect with Hannah Frankman:

Twitter | https://twitter.com/HannahFrankman

RebelEducator | https://twitter.com/rebelEducator

Website | http://hannahfrankman.com

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