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Curious? Us too! This podcast is for those who wonder about the universe and human experience. This podcast is produced by a high school social studies teacher who spends his days talking about things... now it's coming in podcast form! We'll talk about world history, public education & how it can improve, and much more. THE PURPOSE IS TO JOIN IN THE COMMUNITY OF THOSE WHO WONDER.
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Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Last week Stevenson went over the Design Thinking process. What issue is occurring? Why is it occurring? How could it improve? Empathize. Define. Ideate. Prototype. Test.
WHAT IF we could apply the Design Thinking process to our personal life? Hobbies, daily routines, physical space, relationships, fitness... Ask yourself: Am I happy? What makes me happy? What is happening that is preventing or limiting my happiness? What can I do to change those things? Because if, in the end, all we have is time, why not design a life you want to live? Woah...
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Pick a topic. Any topic. Then ask yourself... how could it improve? Design Thinking is a process, which seeks to define an issue, understand an issue, and propose the best possible solution. And, in the end, isn't that what humans do best? Well, maybe not the BEST solution... because there are some MAJOR problems on this planet that we have created... woah... but do you believe it can improve? Will you be someone who proposes solutions, rather than just point out problems? Tune in!
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
SO... objective curiosity leads to understanding. Stevenson argues we should seek to understand reality for what it is. Anything that can exist, might exist, depending on the circumstances. Understanding something for what it is and why it is able to exist will teach us the rules of universe (aka Laws of Nature, Language of God, or The Way). If we can understand the way things work, we can navigate easier through the universe and life. Nature is wisdom, and wisdom is one's ability to understand what is and is not in one's control and to act accordingly... woah.
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Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
SO... you want to learn a new skill or new information? How does one go about doing this? Stevenson gives a teacher's perspective on how to apply Backwards Design, Scaffolding, and Bloom's Taxonomy to learning new things. THEN, how to test your understanding. End goal? Creation. Italian Ramen. A great way to test one's understanding is to teach it... why not talk about things that interest you on this podcast? That's right, YOU can have episodes posted on Apple and Spotify... woah...
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
From a teacher's perspective, how does one know that a student has LEARNED something? What does that look like? Stevenson dives into what is going on in our brains during in the initial stage of making sense of something. What is something, you ask? Great question. Something is anything: knowledge or skills. How do we make sense of it? If we can make sense of the process of understanding, we can improve the process of understanding and therefore improve our effectiveness of living... woah.
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Last week Stevenson added Objectivity to the equation. This week he discusses application to life. How can we apply objectivity to our lives (learning, self, work, relationships) to make the most of the time we have to live? Woah... While we're not quite there to wisdom, we're sure on our way.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Curiosity opens the door to understanding the universe and our place in it, but now we must be objective in our pursuit of understanding. How does one be objective? The better question is, how does one ever avoid being biased? Stevenson dives in to all the ways we are subjective in researching and responding to the world, and it is a lot. Possibly overwhelming... woah.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Part 1 of a weekly mini-series called The Process
When was the last time you did school? As in, you actually LEARNED something (a new skill or hobby, history, a language, etc.) Why have we stopped? Stevenson argues that our intelligence (ability to acquire and apply knowledge or skills) can be improved if we become more curious. Curiosity is the key to an interesting life. woah...
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Stevenson has studied a lot of world history. Clearly not all, but a lot. And from all of this potentially useless knowledge, there can be three premises which lead to one, deeper conclusion...
1. There is suffering and injustice in the world
2. Life is not fair and does not need to be fair to exist
3. You individuals actions, big and small, have an impact on the world, for good or bad
Final conclusion: despite genocide, there is hope for the world...
Woah...
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
This is the first episode of a side series: Contemplative Commute. Making your commute to work just a little more curious... maybe.
1973: OPEC puts an embargo on the US... we go into withdrawal.
1903: Humans fly for the first time.
1969: Humans (supposedly) land on the moon.
1940: London is united while the Nazis bomb the city.
What do these all have in common? Well, listen to this podcast and you may just be giving Stevenson your money and voting him for president... woah.
Stevenson is going to start a Green War, and it would seem the plan is bullet proof.