MINDSET/CREATIVITY/SUBURBAN B-BOYZ (feat. Maria Konnikova) – Think Again Podcast, ep. 8

The scale of all of this is very different. We have the ability to reach many more people than ever before in history with our stupidity. –Baratunde Thurston

Can “positive thinking” keep you physically and mentally young? Do schools kill creativity? Should white boys ever rap or breakdance? 

In this week’s episode of Big Think’s Think Againpodcast, host Jason Gots is joined by Maria Konnikova, author of The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes. Interview clips from Kelly McGonigal, Lawrence Krauss, and Tavis Smiley launch a discussion of 21st century education, racial identity, and the powers and limits of positive thinking. 

Listen to THINK AGAIN, EPISODE 7 – MINDSET/CREATIVITY/SUBURBAN B-BOYZ (feat. Maria Konnikova)

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[with extra special thanks to SERIAL podcast for these excellent instructions]

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About Think Again – A Big Think Podcast: If you’ve got 10 minutes with Einstein, what do you talk about? Black holes? Time travel? Why not gambling? The Art of War? Contemporary parenting? Some of the best conversations happen when we’re pushed outside of our comfort zones. Each week on Think Again, we surprise smart people you’ve probably heard of with handpicked gems from Big Think’s interview archives on every imaginable subject. These conversations could, and do, go just about anywhere.