Annie Murphy Paul has been writing about the intersection between the biological and social sciences for a while now.
Her TED talk has been seen by millions.
Her first book, Origins, explained how our time in utero helps shape the rest of our ex utero lives — for better or for worse.
And her newest book, The Extended Mind, suggests, provocatively, that the way we’ve thought about how people learn has largely gotten it all wrong “We think best when we think with our bodies, our spaces, and our relationships,” she argues while weaving together research from a variety of fields. “The demands of the modern environment have now met, and exceeded, the limits of the biological brain.
The smart move, therefore, is not to lean even harder on the brain; it’s to think outsidethe brain. But how?
What does it mean to transcend the biological limits of that three-pound lump in our skulls? What would an intentionally-designed school (or workplace) look like if it took all this research to heart? And which aspects of our most familiar ways of thinking about learning, if any, should we keep?
If those questions are of interest to you — and/or if you have questions of your own, join us tonight, October 6th, at 8pm EST, when Annie stops by the Spark Series for a vibrant, free-wheeling conversation about the future of humanity — and how we can use nature as our guide.
See you then, via this link. 🙂
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