Think101: Conversations

Downloading knowledge directly and instantly into your brain “Matrix-style” would be pretty magnificent, but is it possible? A common assumption in teaching is that the concepts you learn in high school or university will be useful in everyday life, but how far do these skills and concepts stretch? Does learning about sunk-costs in the classroom help you, say, at the race track? Why not? What are the limits of expertise? Reading: Mindware by Richard Nisbett, “Introduction”. Guests: Jason Tangen, Matthew Thompson, Rachel Searston, Ruben Laukkonen, Gianni Ribeiro, and Jeremy Nash. Learn more at think101.org.