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Nigel Warburton interviews a range of authors about their books about thinkingThemes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Author interviews about books on thinking • learning from failure, feedback, experimentation • creativity and efficiency in disorder • sensory perception, wine tasting expertise • storytelling about robots, technology, imaginationThis podcast features interviews in which Nigel Warburton talks with authors about books that illuminate how people think and how thinking can be improved or better understood in everyday life. Across the conversations, the emphasis is on learning processes, mental habits, and the ways experience can be shaped by attention, practice, and feedback.
The discussions range from reflective accounts of training perception—such as developing more refined sensory awareness—to broader examinations of how environments and systems influence cognition and performance. Several themes recur: how expertise is built from initial ignorance through deliberate practice; how “mess” and disorder can sometimes support creativity and productivity rather than undermine them; and how failure, when approached with the right mechanisms for feedback, can become a powerful source of learning. The podcast also touches on the imaginative side of thinking through an interview about a children’s story involving a girl-robot, connecting ideas about identity and agency with accessible storytelling.
Overall, listeners can expect author-led explanations of the central arguments of recent books, along with examples drawn from real-world settings, and reflections on how these ideas might change the way we interpret our own successes, mistakes, and perceptions.
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David Edmonds on Undercover Robot 2020-Sep-01 12 minutes |
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Bianca Bosker on Cork Dork 2018-Mar-25 16 minutes |
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Tim Harford on Messy 2017-Jul-30 22 minutes |
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Matthew Syed on Black Box Thinking 2017-Jul-05 25 minutes |