Deep and Durable Learning

By Michael Gray

Most learning is superficial and fades quickly. This podcast will equip you to move to learning that is durable because it is deep. Deep learning lasts because it respects the way the brain works. Inq... more

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The podcast currently has 71 episodes available.

Deep and Durable Learning episodes:

March 05, 2022 Forgetting is Fortunate
The brain ruthlessly discards information, but relentless forgetting allows us to remain flexible as learners.
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35min
February 19, 2022 Patterns of Patterns
New concepts don’t float around but are logically negotiated into an appropriate place in our mental framework of concepts.
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31min
February 05, 2022 Constructing Concepts
The process of concept (idea) formation in the brain is the universal mechanism for learning with understanding.
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36min
January 22, 2022 Curiosity Fuels Learning
Curiosity is essential and is the foundation of learning.
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31min
January 08, 2022 How The Human Brain Learns
Knowledge of the human brain enables us to optimize learning. Exploring the 7 C's of Cognition.
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26min
November 27, 2021 Who Needs Experts?
There is currently a mood of dismissal and even denigration of experts. "Strongly held opinions should be granted the status of facts," say some laypeople. This episode explains why learning requires transformative expertise outside oneself.
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36min
November 13, 2021 Memorizing Irrelevant Stuff
Educational curricula are obsessed with information. Rigor means more information is covered. Learn how to overcome the systemic prioritization of information over real knowing.
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36min
October 30, 2021 Coming out of the Fog: Epistemology Part 2
Knowledge requires a human knower. A person can be said to know something when they believe it to be true and they can justify that belief using reason and evidence.
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27min
October 16, 2021 Confusion Says: Epistemology Part 1
Information and Knowledge are not the same thing. Learning is much more than collecting information! Join me as we explore how data is used to create information and information is used by human knowers to create knowledge.
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26min
October 02, 2021 The Dark Side of Information
Information is readily available, but so is misinformation. Don't believe everything you see on your screen. Actively resist your native confirmation bias that shops for prepackaged opinions that square with your preconceptions/tribe. Learning requires intellectual humility that assumes a willingness to be taught.
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32min

FAQs about Deep and Durable Learning:

How many episodes does Deep and Durable Learning have?

The podcast currently has 71 episodes available.