The Tip of the Iceberg: Thoughts on the Future of Education

In this episode, Two Black Nerds catch up and talk about mathematics before talking about Khan Academy and how it changed the way we learn and it’s future potential through Artificial Intelligence. They also briefly discuss the value of data in “free” services before discussing the college education’s future and viability due to increases in tuition and degree inflation. They also discuss how people in STEM fields do not necessarily have an ‘education’ but rather ‘training’ for solving problems. They also enter a discussion around coding bootcamps and their viability before concluding that they are definitely fulfilling a need. Lastly, they close out by discussing the Stanford 2025 project and other non-traditional forms of education. Links and people mentioned in this episode In praise of idleness by philosopher Betrand Russel On Shortness of Life The Stanford2025 Project Peter Diamandis - really interesting individual. David Heinemeier Hansson on writing software and how it’s different from computer science Aunalytics Credits Our intro and outro music is Sorry by Comfort Fit.