

Barbara Oakley on Critical Thinking and Learning
Jan 28, 2024
Barbara Oakley, creator of Uncommon Sense Teaching and Learn Like a Pro, discusses critical thinking and learning. Topics include challenges faced by mid-level managers in large corporations, breaking free from inherited mindsets in the IT industry, different types of curiosity, AI's limitations, the importance of decision-making process, probability and a serendipitous love story, questioning biases in statistical analysis, and the journey into podcasting.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Challenges Faced by Mid-Level Managers in Large Corporations
01:59 • 2min
The Challenges of Inherited Mindsets
03:59 • 5min
Exploring Types of Curiosity
08:54 • 19min
AI's Guardrails and Constraints
27:27 • 26min
Resulting and Decision-making
53:04 • 6min
Exploring Probability and a Serendipitous Love Story
59:12 • 2min
Thinking critically and questioning biases
01:01:42 • 21min
A Journey into Podcasting: From Teaching Kindness to Managers to Teaching Empathy to Computer Nerds
01:23:08 • 2min