The Coursera Podcast

We sat down with Dr. Barbara Oakley , whose research on the relationship between neuroscience and social behavior has been described as “revolutionary” by the Wall Street Journal.  Dr. Oakley shares practical advice on tackling daunting subjects and beating procrastination, debunks misconceptions about limits on learning, and reveals how to cultivate a lifelong learning mindset. She also illuminat...

On the first episode of The Coursera Podcast, we discuss creative thinking with Professor Peter Childs, Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering and the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design at Imperial College London. Professor Childs shares his insights on what happens in our brains when we create, techniques and frameworks to amplify our inventive abilities, and the future of imaginatio...