Best Tyler Chisholm Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. #303: Curiosity & Finding Good, with Brian Fretwell 28:00

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Brian Fretwell's work grows out of a rich mix of neuroscience, anthropology, leadership and what you might call self-interested curiosity. Rather than obsessing about where we fell short and consoling ourselves we will learn from our mistakes, he encourages us to learn from our successes instead. The secret, he says, is connection.Brian Fretwell & …

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Ep. #302: Curiosity at PechaKucha Night Knoxville, with Lila Honker & Matthew deBardelaben 28:00

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What if there were a mechanism – a format – that kept novelty high, provided some assurance that the information being imparted was important (at least to someone), and that might tap into things we know perhaps a bit about? Wouldn’t that seem like a pretty great curiosity vehicle? I give you PechaKucha!PechaKucha Night Knoxville: https://www.pecha…

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Cory Fagan, Transforming Health with V02 - Part 2 46:35

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What do you get when a scientist of the body meets a host who’s ready to become his own experiment? You get this honest, data-driven, and deeply human conversation with returning guest Cory Fagan. Tyler shares the results of six months of VO₂ max training under Cory’s guidance; exploring not just the science behind the metrics, but the motivation b…

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Ep. #301: Birdability & Making Curiosity Accessible, with Cat Fribley 28:00

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I've been thinking about being more curious about what accessibility around curiosity really means and entails. I was delighted to sit down with accessibility advocate and Birdablity executive director, Cat Fribley to explore the curiosity lessons to be learned from the organization -- and from Birdability Week, a week full of events dedicated to m…

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Ep. #300: Curiosity & Listening with the Energy of Fourteen Hearts, with Haru Yamada 28:00

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“Kiku” is a Japanese word for listen. It is comprised of smaller characters that together, as my guest Haru Yamada puts it, “generate the secret alchemy of listening: an ear 耳 on the left and fourteen 十四 hearts 心 on the right …conjuring a person listening with the energy of fourteen hearts.” Think for a moment what it means to listen with the energ…

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Ep. #299: A Creative Quester's Guide to Curiosity, with Sam Furness 28:00

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Sam Furness says nothing gives him greater joy than being an architect of spaces and moments where people really feel they can express themselves creatively. In that spirit, he founded Creative Quests, a worldwide community and creative playground for people fueled by curiosity.Sam Furness/Creative Quests: https://www.creativequests.world Theme mus…

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Ep. #298: Curiosity Builds Rapport, with Tyler Chisholm 28:00

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We all have a curiosity origin story. What’s yours? CEO, author and marketing exec Tyler Chisholm’s happens to involve a pool cue.Enriched by his experience in strategic growth-oriented marketing and as host of not one but two podcasts, Tyler polishes that first little nugget into robust guidance for leaders everywhere in his new book Curious as He…

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Ep. #297: Curiosity Lessons from Solutions Journalism, with Mónica Quesada Cordero 28:00

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Mónica Quesada Cordero and her colleagues at el Colectivo 506 have learned a lot in their five years of bringing solutions journalism to Costa Rica. These are curiosity lessons for journalism, and for life itself.el Colectivo 506: https://elcolectivo506.com/?lang=enTheme music by Sean Balick; “A Burst of Light" by Delray, via Blue Dot Sessions.…

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Wells Jones, Courage, Curiosity, and Leadership 1:29:14

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In this episode of They Just Get It, host Tyler Chisholm is joined by the multi-faceted Wells Jones—former Antarctic pararescue jumper, actor, foundation executive, and co-author of A Line in the Sand. Together, they explore Wells’ remarkable life journey, including: His service in the Navy’s elite pararescue team in Antarctica The life-changing me…

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Ep. #296: Curiosity & Successful Aging, with Mary Whatley 28:00

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"We think there's a little more of a selective process going on with curiosity." ~ Mary WhatleyNo surprise: curiosity changes over the lifespan.Yes surprise: not in the way you might imagine. There are some advantages to aging...Mary Whatley, PhD, studies motivated memory, aging and curiosity. She joins me to explore trait versus state curiosity; h…

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Ep. #295: Cultivating Curiosity: Move, Think, Rest, with Natalie Nixon 28:00

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Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon has a fresh take on productivity and our ideas about time.She makes the case for leaning into joyful movement, deep thinking and the pause of a "strategic speed bump" to tap into -- and cultivate -- our creativity and curiosity.Natalie Nixon: https://www.figure8thinking.com Theme music by Sean Balick; “Mind Body …

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Ep. #294: Curiosity & Dating, with Tim Molnar 28:00

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Dating coach Tim Molnar blends social science and statistical scholarship with both personal experience and practical suggestions in hopes of transforming how people approach modern dating. How can curiosity help in our dating lives? Tim has thoughts!We explore research's origins in "me-search"; getting curious about what is -- or isn't -- actually…

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Ep. #293: Curiosity Becomes the Engine for Learning, with Matthias Gruber 28:00

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This was a wide-ranging and exciting conversation about neuroscientist Matthias Gruber's ongoing efforts to understand curiosity's role in learning and memory. There's a lot here. You may have to listen more than once -- I know I did!Matthias Gruber: https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/gruberm Theme music by Sean Balick; “A Little Powder” by Nurse…

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Ep. #292: Seeing & Being Seen, with Humanitarian Photographer Lisa Kristine 28:00

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Lisa Kristine is a humanitarian photographer and fine artist. She uses her photography to expose deeply human stories and make pictures that tap our curiosity about the people and lives she has documented."Curiosity calls us to be present." ~ Lisa KristineLisa Kristine: https://lisakristine.comTheme music by Sean Balick; “Sand Reverie” by Desert Or…

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Ep. #291: Making Sense: Curiosity & Smell, with Venkatesh Murthy 28:00

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Lean into the language of smell with me: we sniff things out, we follow a scent. We’re nosey! Is this not curiosity, enacted? Embodied!? So what do we know about our sense of smell, and might studying it offer insights into the way our brains explore, learn and remember?Venkatesh Murthy: https://vnmurthylab.orgTheme music by Sean Balick; “A Palace …

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Ep. #290: RumorGuard: Curiosity Takes on Misinformation, with Dan Evon 28:00

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Much as I champion curiosity, sometimes it can take us down bad paths. Thank goodness there are excellent resources that help us lean into our curiosity, recognize misinformation -- and stop it in its tracks.RumorGuard is an initiative of the News Literacy Project to do just that. It fact-checks viral rumors and offers concrete tips to help us buil…

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Ep. #289: Getting to the Heart: Curiosity & Ghost Writing, with Laura Zigman 28:00

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How does a ghost writer get to the juiciest heart of their subject? Laura Zigman is the author of six novels and has ghostwritten and/or collaborated on multiple memoirs and non-fiction books. We have fun talking about writing with someone -- not about them -- and getting their voice right; the line between curiosity and nosiness; compassion, empat…

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Ep. #288: Celebrating Curiosity & Civil Service, with Mikel Herrington 28:00

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Mikel Herrington is a veteran of both AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps. We explore curiosity as the underpinning that brings people into civil service, reciprocal curiosity across cultural and experiential divides, humility, humor, how service allows room for listening, and why someone might carry a pecan for years...Theme music by Sean Balick; "Home…

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Ep. #287: The dr. T projecT & Things Worth Knowing, with Shawkat Toorawa 28:00

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For 15 years, Professor Shawkat Toorawa has offered "three things worth knowing" from literature, music and general knowledge, no strings attached.Each week during the academic year, "Dr. T" delivers a curiosity booster shot for anyone who wants to partake. It's his gesture toward true liberal arts and an ever-expanding appreciation of the rich and…

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Rylan Laplante, How to Overcome the Odds with Focus & Determination 1:01:24

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What do you get when resilience meets relentless optimism, when a rare diagnosis collides with adolescent dreams, and when the will to take one more step becomes a mission to change lives? You get Rylan LaPlante—a 24-year-old student, fundraiser, and champion for hope whose story will leave you both humbled and inspired. Diagnosed at eleven with a …

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Ep. #286: Curiosity, Book Bans & Bad-Ass Librarians, with Diane Kresh 28:00

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What happens to intellectual freedom when libraries come under attack? What happens to curiosity?Librarian and director of the Department of Libraries in Arlington, VA, Diane Kresh joins me to explore the long and storied history of bad-ass librarians, book bans and book sanctuaries, the "curiosity paradox" of such bans, what makes libraries a cent…

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Ep. #285: Curiosity in Translation & Interpretation, with Silvia Villacampa 28:00

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This week’s conversation is about curiosity in translation and interpretation. Not just the literal, “how do you say this thing in that language?”– but how do we use our curiosity to communicate our ideas effectively, to investigate what’s really being said when we're quite literally not speaking one another's language.Luckily, there are people lik…

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Jay Fish, Urban Regeneration: How Passionate Locals Transform Brownfields into Food and Friendship 54:14

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What do you get when a sanitation worker, a compost wizard, and a gravel pit come together to grow community? You get Jay Fish, Founding Co-Farmer at Highfield Regenerative Farm, a 15-acre urban oasis tucked in the heart of Calgary. Jay’s story is anything but conventional: from chipping away at compacted industrial soil to pioneering a community-d…

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Ep. #283: In Praise of (Curiosity-Driven) Research, with Anthony Zador 28:00

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With science under attack, researcher Anthony Zador joins me to make the case for its value, especially of curiosity-driven basic science.We explore the charms of curiosity as a research motivator, what distinguishes curiosity-driven research from all the rest, federal investment in science -- and recent disruptions thereto and the gutting of Ameri…

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Ep. #284: Curiosity in the Jewish Tradition, with Rabbi Nancy Flam 28:00

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In the first of what I hope is a periodic series, Rabbi Nancy Flam joined me to explore curiosity in the Jewish tradition. It's a lovely discussion of everything from Moses' response to the burning bush and the Jewish value sakranut, to creative betrayal and the importance of not getting kicked out for our questions.Theme music by Sean Balick; “Pat…

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Ep. #282: Choose to Be Curious: Lessons Learned 28:00

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Here it is: the story of how this whole curiosity enterprise came to be and some of the many insights I’ve picked up along the way -- with a little timely bias for all things peace and conflict-transformation related.For those of you who are new, this is how it all began! For those who have been around a while, here's the origin story, plus some of…

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Ep. #281: Curiosity in Challenging Racism & Celebrating Juneteenth, with Monique Bryant 28:00

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How might choosing to be curious help us keep the conversation open, hold onto history that's being erased, and find moments for celebration, even still?Monique "Moe" Bryant was my teacher and guide when I took a course called Challenging Racism back in 2015-2016. I had her on the show twice then, once before and once after I'd taken the eye-openin…

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Ep. #280: Curiosity & Choosing to Be Optimistic, with Kevin Kelly 28:00

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I think of choosing to be curious as acting on the idea that there is opportunity in the unknown -- a very optimistic enterprise.Kevin Kelly, a man of many passions and pursuits, is a self-described radical optimist.So, what's to be found at the intersection of curiosity and choosing to be optimistic?We explore how radical (and not utopian) this ap…

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Ep. #279: Kinesthetic Curiosity: Our Styles of Moving Among Information & Ideas, with Dale Zhou 28:00

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Today we dive into a tantalizing “kinesthetic framework for curiosity” a way of understanding how we move between ideas and bits of information.Researcher Dale Zhou thinks of our curiosity as our search process in specific conditions. His research shows we’ve each got our own style — and that architecture can be mapped using knowledge networks.Dale…

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Ep. #278: Question Formulation & Cultivating a Collaborative Culture of Curiosity, with Patty Gómez 28:00

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Educator Patty Gómez used a question formulation technique to cultivate a collaborative culture of curiosity at work. Theme music by Sean Balick; “Entrance Shaft 11” by The Depot, via Blue Dot Sessions.By Lynn Borton

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Ep. #277 Curiosity & the World Peace Game, with John Hunter 28:00

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The World Peace Game is the brainchild of educator John Hunter. He describes it as “learning to live and work comfortably in the unknown.”It's hard to imagine a more curiosity-centric undertaking. A three-dimensional, hands-on political simulation, the World Peace Game explores the interconnectedness of the global community through economic, social…

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Ep. #276: Just Looking, with Menka Sanghvi 28:00

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Menka Sanghvi and I feel our ways around noticing as the first step to caring, taking responsibility for where and how we direct our attention, attention activism and artistry, not accepting default settings, the essence of parenting, and why looking at the sky first thing in the morning is such a good idea.Menka is a mindfulness and digital habits…

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Ep. #275: Pick A Book, Any Book: Curiosity & Media Choices, with XuanJun Gong 28:00

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XuanJun Gong is interested in media selection, computational modeling, communication networks, and information diffusion. He’s looked at how we choose media to manage our moods, how the sequence of our choices matters, and what draws us to that next book.All of this is one version or another of the old curiosity conundrum: explore or exploit?Do we …

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Ep. #274: Public Art Is a Curiosity Practice 28:00

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I have the good fortune of living in a place that values public art -- art that anyone can see at any time of night or day-- and that, with its very presence, invites just a little curiosity in a way that you might imagine would appeal to me.So I was delighted when Tomora Wright Swann, Public Art Projects Manager of Arlington County (Va.) reached o…

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Cory Fagan, Unlocking Fitness Potential: How VO2 Max Testing Transforms Your Health Journey 58:48

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What do you get when an endurance coach ditches callipers for cutting-edge science, challenges the fitness tech obsession, and helps people live longer, stronger lives? You get Cory Fagan, Founder of TCR Sport Lab. With over 4,000 VO₂ max tests under his belt, Cory brings decades of expertise in human performance and a refreshingly grounded take on…

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Ep. #273: Meeting People Where They Are, with Andy Isaacson 28:00

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I believe journalist, photographer and all-around producer Andy Isaacson has found ways to lean into his own curiosity, creating vehicles for the rest us to come along for the ride – in one case, literally.For him a good day sparks his curiosity -- a thought that came to him for the first time in this conversation. (Hurrah for asking about what mak…

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Ep. #272: Curiosity & Wisdom, with Igor Grossmann 28:00

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I see clear curiosity overtones in the ways we think about wisdom -- the meta-cognition processes of wisdom -- including intellectual humility, openness to others’ ideas and insights, even the search for constructive conflict resolution.So I wondered: is anyone thinking about wisdom through a curiosity lens?Igor Grossmann, Ph.D. leads the Wisdom an…

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Ep. #271: The Transformative Power of Curiosity & Deep Canvassing, with Sulma Arias 28:00

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Deep canvassing is built on listening, building rapport, staying in conversation -- sharing stories. I don't know when I first became aware of deep canvassing as an organizing tool, but I was immediately taken with it as a curiosity enterprise.Sulma Arias, executive director of People's Action and People's Action Institute, joins me to explore just…

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Ep. 270: Orcas: A Whale of a Curiosity, with Sara Shimazu & Jeff Friedman 28:00

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A family trip to the Pacific Northwest and the Salish Sea inspired my own curiosity about orca whales -- and that led, inevitably, to my curiosity about the orcas' own curiosity.Lucky for me, I found my way to Sara Shimazu & Jeff Friedman, orca fans, whale watch captains, and co-hosts of After the Breach Podcast.Theme music by Sean Balick; "Discove…

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Ep. #269: Wikipedia & Where We Entrust Our Curiosity, with Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight 28:00

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According to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and its sister sites, people spent an estimated 2.9 billion hours reading English Wikipedia in 2024.I wondered: What does it take to be a trustworthy repository for all that curiosity?Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight has been a Wikipedia editor since 2007, and an administrator …

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Ep. #268: Creating Beauty, with Deanne Fitzpatrick 28:00

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Deanne Fitzpatrick is a virtuous rug hooker. Her art looks like the love child of wool and Vincent Van Gogh.She looks for--and sees--fresh and beautiful things in the world around her, and she supports others in doing the same. Deanne encourages the rest of us to lean into creating--beauty, community, and time for ourselves. And she has thoughts ab…

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Ep. #267: Feed Your Brain, with Kimberley Wilson 28:00

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Psychologist Kimberley Wilson says we habitually consume a diet that is depriving our brains of nutrients -- and that has all sorts of consequences for our health and well-being.She focuses on "psychology, mental health, food, and everything in between" and I wanted to know how curiosity might fit into that mix.Find Kimberley Wilson: https://www.ki…

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Greg German, Discovering the Path to Being Fully Human: Finding Meaning Beyond Success 1:08:13

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What do you get when a high-achiever gets arrested and discovers the potential of psychedelic therapies in fostering genuine emotional and psychological healing? You get Greg German, Founder of LifeCraft, where empowerment meets holistic healing. In this riveting episode, Greg shares how he was recognized for his accomplishments in academics and at…

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Ep. #266: Loretta Goodwin Is Curious About AI 28:00

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An experienced multi-lingual education specialist and organization leader, Loretta Goodwin is passionate about creating innovative, “anywhere/anytime” learning environments for young people, especially underserved youth. She's also very curious about what AI offers her field -- and what it implies for all of us. So she undertook a 100-day learning …

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Ep. #265: Resolved: Curiosity Is Good for Debate, with David Trigaux 28:00

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If you came across something that promises to offer students "evidence-driven, rigorously tested ideas that consider alternative perspectives" wouldn't you be interested?Research shows that high school policy debate teaches students how to analyze, explore and understand the world around them, while it hones additional skills like research, critica…

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Ep. #264: Curiosity Is Taking Neuroscience to New Frontiers, with Jacqueline Gottlieb 28:00

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Six years ago I sat down with Jacqueline Gottlieb, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience and Principal Investigator at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute, the very first neuroscientist I’d ever interviewed. It was a delightful and far-ranging conversation.At some point she made a bold and quite tantalizing statement. “Curiosity," she said, "is go…

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Ep. #263: Curious Comix, with Argha Manna 28:00

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How do you like to learn?We all do it differently.Argha Manna uses comics. Argha is a cancer researcher turned comics artist. He specializes in documenting the history of science and explores how knowledge is generated. Find Argha Manna here: https://drawinghistoryofscience.wordpress.comTheme music by Sean Balick; “Purple Light", Marble Run via Blu…

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Ep. #262: A Mile in Their Shoes: Shared History 28:00

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How does choosing to be curious about the people and places around us help us discover, elevate and amplify history that's perhaps less well-known?In this third episode of the "Mile in Their Shoes" series, we use the Mount Vernon Trail as a vehicle for tracing our shared history, with the help of a local museum, a local government, and an independe…

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Ep. #261: How to Be a Color Wizard, with Jason Logan 28:00

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Jason Logan is an artist and ink maker. But he doesn’t just make ink. He concocts magical potions from found ingredients. He forages, often in urban environments, everything from the berries you might expect, to scrap metal, cigarette butts and dry wall. It’s as if he looks at the world with one big “What if…?”Check out Jason Logan at: http://www.j…

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Ep. #260: New Year, Timeless Wisdom 28:00

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New Year, Timeless Wisdom! John L. Jackson, Jr., Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Valoria Walker and Jack Zhang drop some serious wisdom. I’ve pulled segments from four conversations to carry us into the new year.Forget new resolutions, try returning to things you know have worked for you already!Theme and other music by Sean Balick.…