#226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math

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<p>Jo Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford and the co-founder of youcubed. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Truebill</b>: <a href="https://truebill.com/lex">https://truebill.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Fundrise</b>: <a href="https://fundrise.com/lex">https://fundrise.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> and use code LexPod to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>Indeed</b>: <a href="https://indeed.com/lex">https://indeed.com/lex</a> to get $75 credit<br /> &#8211; <b>Stamps.com</b>: <a href="https://stamps.com">https://stamps.com</a> and use code LEX to get free postage &#38; scale</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Jo&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/joboaler">https://twitter.com/joboaler</a><br /> youcubed: <a href="https://www.youcubed.org/">https://www.youcubed.org/</a><br /> Jo&#8217;s Books: <a href="https://amzn.to/2Y3S2xW">https://amzn.to/2Y3S2xW</a><br /> Elastic by Leonard Mlodinow: <a href="https://amz.run/4tCk">https://amz.run/4tCk</a><br /> Deep Work by Cal Newport: <a href="https://amz.run/4tCl">https://amz.run/4tCl</a><br /> 3Blue1Brown: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw</a><br /> Manim: <a href="https://github.com/3b1b/manim">https://github.com/3b1b/manim</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:48) &#8211; What is beautiful about mathematics?<br /> (15:37) &#8211; How difficult should math really be?<br /> (23:56) &#8211; Students giving up on math<br /> (35:17) &#8211; Improving math education in schools<br /> (45:14) &#8211; Inspiring mathematical creativity<br /> (1:03:00) &#8211; youcubed<br /> (1:07:20) &#8211; Best methods for studying math<br /> (1:27:54) &#8211; Advice for young people</p>