Why do we learn to write, paint, play music, code? Why do we bother trying to understand difficult ideas and turn that understanding into new work? Our culture of virality and fame suggests that we make work to make it big. We're told by educational institutions that they're developing cultures of "excellence," and that idea of excellence is represented to us as landing big jobs (at google or amazon) or finding a massive audience. But most of us will never do any of this; and even if w...
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Why do we learn to write, paint, play music, code? Why do we bother trying to understand difficult ideas and turn that understanding into new work? Our culture of virality and fame suggests that we make work to make it big. We're told by educational institutions that they're developing cultures of "excellence," and that idea of excellence is represented to us as landing big jobs (at google or amazon) or finding a massive audience. But most of us will never do any of this; and even if w...
Where does school begin? In this episode, we hear about the first instances of formal schooling in recorded human history. Sumerologists Jana Matuszak, of the University of Chicago, and Sophus Helle, at Freie Universität Berlin, take us into a world of clay--clay tablets, clay schoolhouses, and clay snacks. (Well, sort of.) With a reading of the ancient text known as "School Days," by Loujaina Abdelwahed, and episode art by Zora Nicholls.
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Why do we learn to write, paint, play music, code? Why do we bother trying to understand difficult ideas and turn that understanding into new work? Our culture of virality and fame suggests that we make work to make it big. We're told by educational institutions that they're developing cultures of "excellence," and that idea of excellence is represented to us as landing big jobs (at google or amazon) or finding a massive audience. But most of us will never do any of this; and even if w...
