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Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math | Lex Fridman Podcast #226

Jo Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford and the co-founder of youcubed.

Lex FridmanhostJo Boalerguest
Sep 27, 20211h 30mWatch on YouTube ↗

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September 27, 2021
Duration
1h 30m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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:

EPISODE LINKS: Jo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/joboaler youcubed: https://www.youcubed.org/ Jo's Books: https://amzn.to/2Y3S2xW Elastic by Leonard Mlodinow: https://amz.run/4tCk Deep Work by Cal Newport: https://amz.run/4tCl 3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw Manim: https://github.com/3b1b/manim PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:23 - What is beautiful about mathematics? 9:12 - How difficult should math really be? 17:31 - Students giving up on math 28:52 - Improving math education in schools 38:49 - Inspiring mathematical creativity 56:35 - youcubed 1:00:55 - Best methods for studying math 1:21:29 - Advice for young people SOCIAL:

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  • Jo Boaler

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Jo Boaler, Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math | Lex Fridman Podcast #226 explores Jo Boaler Redefines How We Learn, Teach, and Love Mathematics Lex Fridman and Jo Boaler discuss why mathematics is inherently visual, creative, and multidimensional rather than a rigid set of procedures and answers.

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