Ep17 - Barbara Oakley | Learning How to Learn

Susie Wolff, F1 Academy's Managing Director, former professional racing driver and one of the most respected women in motorsport, joins us to discusses her book "Driven," an inside look at the competitive world of Formula One and her trailblazing 20-year career. After cutting her ...  Show more

Julia Minson is a behavioral scientist and a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School. Her research dives deep into conflict, communication, and how we make decisions. She specializes in the psychology of disagreement: how we handle opinions and judgments that look different from ...  Show more

Just when I start to think I’m using my time well and getting a lot done in my life, I meet someone like Barbara Oakley. Barbara is a true polymath. She was a captain in the U.S. Army, a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers, a radio operator in the South Pole, an engineer, unive ...  Show more

We sat down with Dr. Barbara Oakley, whose research on the relationship between neuroscience and social behavior has been described as “revolutionary” by the Wall Street Journal. 

Dr. Oakley shares practical advice ...

This is my book summary of A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley. My favorite quotes from the book: Those who are the most disagreeable tend to be the most creative. This is because creative people challenge existing answers and assumptions. Merely glancing at the solution to a pr ...  Show more

"Science-based Tools to Become Better at Anything" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe Category: Education