049: Mark Lewis on “Have We Reached Peak Education?”




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Summary: On today's podcast, Trinity College computer science professor Mark Lewis joins us to talk about his concept that we've reached 'Peak Education.' He argues that we cannot educate our way out of technological change and the skill bias that occurs in the economy of developed nation. If, in order to have a job, you have to be able to program, what does that mean for those of us who are never going to be great programmers? Humans are slow learners, and we already spend a quarter of our lives in school. Can the scale of changes from the n now ever be duplicated? What will it take? Enhanced brains, smart drugs, or just better pedagogy?