292 TMD How to Think About the Size of the Ea...

What’s the point of learning math? Why is it so important that kids are exposed to mathematical thinking? And what do parents and teachers need to know about learning real math? Keep on listening to find out! Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2mINl8z 

Learn how to use absolute values to find distances between numbers and places. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2lPuJQ7 

SHATTER BOUNDARIES by THINKING BIG!!! In a world that often encourages playing it safe, this new episode is all about shattering those boundaries through the incredible power of THINKING BIG. It's a deep dive into expanding your horizons far beyond the ordinary, embracing GIANT G ...  Show more

Does the size of your carbon footprint depend on where in the world you were born? 

How Big Do You Dream? How big do you dream? I hope it's not tiny. That would be a bummer. Dreaming big is not really what you think. Please don't feel like you must save the world or be a Rock Star. Making millions of dollars doesn't always fit into that category, either. Don't b ...  Show more

In celebration of our 1000th episode, we're wrapping our heads around big numbers. Educational neuroscientist Elizabeth Toomarian talks about why humans' evolutionarily-old brains are so bad at comprehending large quantities–like the national debt and the size of the universe–and ...  Show more