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WISE Words

An education podcast where we talk to the world’s leading minds. Brought to you by WISE: The global platform for innovators in education. Join us as we talk to thought leaders, innovators, educators a... Read more

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38: Thinking Exponentially with Jason Silva

38: Thinking Exponentially with Jason Silva

"Technology is advancing exponentially - that is the reason why the smartphone in your pocket today is a million times c... Read more

10 Dec 2019

37mins

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02: Fareed Zakaria

02: Fareed Zakaria

Join WISE CEO, Stavros Yiannouka as he and Fareed Zakaria discuss the importance of a liberal education in a time where ... Read more

19 Dec 2017

46mins

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04: Chimamanda Adichie

04: Chimamanda Adichie

In this episode, Stavros Yiannouka sits down with award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie to discuss storytell... Read more

16 Jan 2018

33mins

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41: Humanity's Capacity For Teaching with Nicholas Christakis

41: Humanity's Capacity For Teaching with Nicholas Christakis

APPLY FOR THE 2020 WISE AWARDS: https://bit.ly/2t5Vqsw-----------------------------------------------------Author of Con... Read more

11 Jan 2020

44mins

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30: Envisioning The Future of Work

30: Envisioning The Future of Work

10 years ago, the idea of a company using the internet to research candidates was a novelty. Now, having a bad online pr... Read more

15 May 2019

25mins

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03: Sebastian Thrun

03: Sebastian Thrun

WISE CEO, Stavros Yiannouka is joined by the co-founder and chairman of Udacity, Sebastian Thrun in this week's episode ... Read more

2 Jan 2018

35mins

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05: François Taddei

05: François Taddei

In this episode, Stavros Yiannouka and François Taddei discuss the value of nurturing young curious minds, the ethos of ... Read more

6 Feb 2018

34mins

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06: PISA and the Data Behind Successful School Systems with Andreas Schleicher

06: PISA and the Data Behind Successful School Systems with Andreas Schleicher

On this week's episode, Stavros Yiannouka sits down with German statistician, Andreas Schleicher, to discuss PISA, what ... Read more

22 Feb 2018

35mins

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34: Elevating Wellbeing as a Strategic Concern with Steven MacGregor

34: Elevating Wellbeing as a Strategic Concern with Steven MacGregor

Dr. Steven MacGregor, global expert in executive health and performance with PhD and Master's degree in Design Thinking,... Read more

19 Jul 2019

37mins

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42: How Music Can Transform The Way We Learn with Stevie Van Zandt & David Roth

42: How Music Can Transform The Way We Learn with Stevie Van Zandt & David Roth

APPLY FOR THE 2020 WISE AWARDS: bit.ly/2t5Vqsw-----------------------------------------------------"The success of what ... Read more

18 Jan 2020

40mins

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40: Before High Tech High with Larry Rosenstock

40: Before High Tech High with Larry Rosenstock

Founding Principal of High Tech High and the seventh WISE Prize for Education laureate, Larry Rosenstock, reminisces pre... Read more

28 Dec 2019

27mins

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31: Envisioning The Future of Work (Part 2)

31: Envisioning The Future of Work (Part 2)

Our last episode featured three guest speakers we met in WISE@Paris, where they shared their thoughts on the future of w... Read more

31 May 2019

35mins

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43: AI for Education <-> Education for AI with Meia & Max Tegmark

43: AI for Education <-> Education for AI with Meia & Max Tegmark

There was a time when robots were so primitive they could only navigate on wheels, now not only do some have some the ab... Read more

29 Jan 2020

39mins

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35: Social-Emotional Learning with Louka Parry

35: Social-Emotional Learning with Louka Parry

In the age of rapid technological advance, AI, and Machine Learning, the education community is increasingly looking for... Read more

2 Sep 2019

54mins

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44: Scaling Innovation in Education with Ted Fujimoto

44: Scaling Innovation in Education with Ted Fujimoto

APPLY FOR THE 2020 WISE ACCELERATOR: https://bit.ly/2W13iaY-----------------------------------------------------Innovati... Read more

11 Mar 2020

52mins

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37: The Untapped Potential of The Refugee Workforce with Mursal Hedayat

37: The Untapped Potential of The Refugee Workforce with Mursal Hedayat

Multi-award-winning entrepreneur and Founder &amp; CEO of Chatterbox, Mursal Hedayat, joins us to discuss why it has bec... Read more

15 Oct 2019

20mins

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39: Can Tech Accelerate Early Learning? with Dimitri Christakis

39: Can Tech Accelerate Early Learning? with Dimitri Christakis

"We found that the typical 2 year old spends, on average, 20-30 minutes a day with their favorite toy. And we know that ... Read more

21 Dec 2019

42mins

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45: What Do Young People Want From Their Education?

45: What Do Young People Want From Their Education?

WISE@Bogotá and Medellín postponed: https://bit.ly/3agViHe-----------------------------------------------------Nine out ... Read more

25 Mar 2020

27mins

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29: Tackling Youth Unemployment with Mona Mourshed

29: Tackling Youth Unemployment with Mona Mourshed

Recent trends of increasing global youth unemployment have sparked debate on the return on investment for higher educati... Read more

28 Apr 2019

27mins

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32: Gamification with Yu-kai Chou

32: Gamification with Yu-kai Chou

Pioneer of gamification, Yu-kai Chou joins us to discuss the many ways of incorporating the elements of play into learni... Read more

17 Jun 2019

41mins

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