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Apr 23, 2019

Researcher Katja Grace joins Dirk and Jon to discuss upcoming AI achievements. We then explore expert predictions in Katja’s research paper, When Will AI Exceed Human Performance?, to project when key advances will happen.

AI researcher Katja Grace joins Dirk and Jon to talk about her work. In 2016 Katja led a...


Apr 16, 2019

What is the future of lifelong learning? Entrepreneur Jessica Yung joins Dirk and Jon to discuss methods, philosophies, and companies active at the leading edge of self-directed learning.

Entrepreneur Jessica Yung joins Dirk and Jon to talk about trends in lifelong learning. Building from her experience at the...


Apr 9, 2019

How do ambitious and driven students enhance their educational experience? Research engineer and recent graduate Vaidheeswaran Archana joins Dirk and Jon to talk AI and share her educational experiences.

Higher education changes slowly, far behind the pace of emerging technologies. To bridge the gap ambitious students...


Apr 2, 2019

What is the state-of-the-art in higher education? Ben Nelson, the founder of Minerva Schools, joins Dirk and Jon to share his innovative approach to higher education and the unique experience offered by his institution.

Even as the Internet and mobile computing technologies have remade our relationship...