Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-09-27
Books mentioned on #226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math
Jo Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford and the co-founder of youcubed. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Truebill: https://truebill.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Elastic
Elastic by Leonard Mlodinow is a thought-provoking exploration of human neuroplasticity and the cognitive skills required to adapt and thrive in an era of rapid technological and cultural transformation.
Recommended“there's a book i like a lot but i've been by physicists you probably know this book could elastic you might know it um and it's about how we want elastic minds”
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Deep Work
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport is a productivity guide that argues for the immense value of cultivating intense, distraction-free concentration.
Discussed“you know cal newport he uh he wrote a book called deep work and he's a mathematician a theoretical computer scientist and he talks about the kind of the focus required yeah to do that kind of work”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Limitless Mind
“is uh you talk about creativity a little bit and flexibility in your book limitless what's the role of that”
Own book Limitless Mind
“in my limitless mind book i interviewed quite a few people who'd been told they couldn't do math sometimes by parents sometimes by teachers”