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Ep 7. How to excel in math and other tough subjects with Barbara Oakley
The transcript for this episode is here.
Barbara Oakley’s books and writing on teaching and learning
Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science
Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential
Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything
Opinion | Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She'll Thank You Later by Barbara Oakely
Website and online course co-created with Dr. Terrence Sejnowski
Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects
Articles, books and stories mentioned in the episode
Ullman MT. Contributions of memory circuits to language: the declarative/procedural model. Cognition. 2004 May-Jun;92(1-2):231-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2003.10.008. PMID: 15037131.
Ullman, M. T., & Lovelett, J. T. (2018). Implications of the declarative/procedural model for improving second language learning: The role of memory enhancement techniques. Second language research, 34(1), 39-65. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267658316675195
Geary. (1995). Reflections of Evolution and Culture in Children’s Cognition: Implications for Mathematical Development and Instruction. The American Psychologist, 50(1), 24–37. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.50.1.24
The value of being a slow learner: The story of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
How forgetfulness can be an asset: from the words of Andrew Wiles
More on the essay “Two Types of Mind” by Friedrich Hayek
Freeman Dyson: Piaggio and school holidays
Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Pooja K. Agarwal and Patrice Bain
Techniques and programs discussed in the episode
The Forest App: Stay focused and plant real trees on Earth
Kumon: After School Math & Reading Programs
Credit to Jazmin Boisclair for this helpful resource page.