THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER
Summary: THINK BIGGER, THINK BETTER presents the 21st century’s leading entrepreneurs, scientists, philosophers, public intellectuals, and business and political leaders as they discuss the most important issues of today. Join your host Paul Gibbons and his guests as they explore themes such as: progress and technology, reason and emotions, ethics and business leadership, science and health, media and society, politics and education, pseudoscience and marketing hype, neuroscience and decision making. To support us on Patreon, go to patreon.com/paulgibbons
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On today’s show, we welcome Jana Mohr Lone of the Center for Philosophy for Children. The questions we tackle today are: “Do you have to be a grownup to study those questions? Can kids think about them? Should kids think about them?” Plug in and listen as we discuss how teaching kids philosophy could impact the entire world. Get full show notes and more information here: http://bit.ly/2ldlV8t
This week, we invited Educational Psychologist Dr. Linda Elder, to the show to talk about critical thinking. In this episode, we explore what critical thinking is, how can we apply it to any issue, how it helps those with opposing views to communicate with one another, and why Texas tried to ban critical thinking in schools. Get full show notes and more information here: http://bit.ly/2iI2mDm
Parag Khanna is a global strategist and bestselling author, as well as a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre on Asia and Globalization at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. In this episode, we discuss how the U.S. is showing up in the world today as an example of democracy, how other countries govern, and how we can redesign our democratic institution. Get full show notes and more information here: http://bit.ly/2AUAmVw
In his latest book, The Impossible Presidency, Jeremi examines the evolution of the office of the President of the United States and the men who have held that position. We discuss how the role has changed and why many of our most recent presidents seem to have failed so miserably. Join us for this exploration of the American presidency and how today’s situation fits in the arc of history. Get full show notes and more information here: http://bit.ly/2Alxdgs
What this show is all about and what you can expect in the upcoming episodes. Visit http://paulgibbons.net/podcasts for more information.
