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Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanIs ChatGPT Dumbing Down your Kid? A New MIT Study Says, “Yes.”We finally have emerging research on Artificial Intelligence's consequences for actual intelligence. If you're an educator or parent--or if you're anyone who just thinks that thinking is important--then you need to learn about this study. It offers hard evidence that our young people are in danger of diminished thinking skills for life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2025-08-2111 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanQUICK TIP: Unlocking Divergent Thinking--The Physical ConnectionStuck in a mental rut? Need a way to break out of your current thought patterns? Want to unlock and unleash your creative, divergent, disruptive thinking skills? Who doesn't? Listen to learn how! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2025-08-1309 min
Everyday Martial ArtistSteve Pearlman – Bok of Martial Power – Ep206
With over 40 years in the martial arts, Dr. Steve Pearlman is a highly respected author, instructor, and thought leader in the martial arts community. He is the author of The Book of Martial Power: The Universal Guide to the Martial Arts, which has been translated into three languages and sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide. His upcoming book, On Martial Theory, is set to release in March 2025, alongside the launch of Martial Theory University.
Beyond his work as an author, Dr. Pearlman has contributed extensively to the martial arts world. He has written numerous articles for...
2025-02-131h 12
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanHeadagogy Update!More Headagogy coming soon! Also, check out The Critical Thinking Institute pdocast, with me!!! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2024-02-0901 min
Witness the World PodcastUnlock Critical Thinking: Brain Hacks for Better Decisions | Dr. Steve Pearlman | Episode 24Dr. Steve Pearlman is an educator, researcher, author, podcaster, and the founder of the Critical Thinking Institute. This podcast episode was recorded on November 7th, 2023.CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.thectinstitute.com/Thanks for listening to this episode! Please consider sharing or rating our podcast. We greatly appreciate your support. Namaste everyone!PODCAST INFO: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/witnesstheworld
2023-12-0352 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanThinking Critically in College with Louis NewmanSteve interviews Louis E. Newman, author of Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success. What's the relationship between thinking and studentship? How can we -- and why should we -- move students to think about disciplinarity? Are colleges promoting the thinking of which Newman advises students? And how can they benefit from his ideas regardless? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2023-11-2833 min
FinTech Focus TV – Powered by Harrington StarrHow Digital Banks Are Changing Finance | Steve Pearlman, Chief Compliance Officer at Varo BankWhat does the future hold for digital banking, compliance, and fintech innovation? In this episode, Toby sits down with Steve Pearlman, Chief Compliance Officer at Varo Bank , to explore how digital-first banks are reshaping the financial landscape from the inside out.Steve shares insights into Varo Bank’s mission to empower the underbanked, helping individuals move from living paycheck-to-paycheck to achieving financial security. As the first all-digital, OCC-chartered U.S. bank, Varo Bank is setting a new standard for innovation in the banking industry.We dive into the critical role of AI and automation in co...
2023-08-2116 min
The Dad Edge PodcastHow to Raise Kids Who Are Critical Thinkers and Effective Problem Solvers with Dr. Steve PearlmanDr. Steve Pearlman, Ph.D. is a renowned critical thinking expert, educator, and the founder of the Critical Thinking Institute. Since 1992, he has been teaching critical thinking and writing in higher education, including esteemed liberal arts colleges and state universities. With a mission to make advanced thinking skills accessible to everyone, his revolutionary methods have made a significant impact on the way critical thinking is taught and applied. In this episode, Larry and Dr. Pearlman delve into the importance of critical thinking skills for people of all ages. They discuss how his innovative techniques have made critical...
2023-06-121h 30
Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the FrontDr. Steve Pearlman and The Lightning RoundSend us a textIt’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!!Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future.Critical thinking is a skill that comes easier to some people more than others. The good news is that critical thinking skills can be taught. And this is great news because a robust critical thinking capacity is essential for leaders.And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. ...
2023-06-0502 min
Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the FrontE86 - How To Think Critically featuring Dr. Steve PearlmanSend us a textI’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.Critical thinking is a skill that comes easier to some people more than others. The good news is that critical thinking skills can be taught. And this is great news because a robust critical thinking capacity is essential for leaders.And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Stev...
2023-05-2950 min
Hot Mess HotlineBring More Critical Thinking to Your Leadership Team with Steve PearlmanCritical thinking in leadership teams is not the norm. Too many meetings are focused on who's winning, who has the best idea, who's talking the loudest, etc. Steve Pearlman, a critical thinking expert, makes the analogy to poker. We hold our cards close and jockey to win. But then tell everyone else to show their cards so the team can win.
I learned so much about how critical thinking is a bit more complex than I knew and yet there are some key tricks we can all use to be more present, aware, and unbiased in our...
2023-03-3124 min
Unstoppable Grit with Danielle Cobo | Career Advancement & Burnout PreventionThe One Habit to Sharpen Your Critical Thinking with Steve PearlmanDo you want to expand possibilities, unlock creative solutions, and push boundaries? Perhaps you want to expand your career potential.In order to anticipate problems, strategize for the future, and make agile decisions, critical thinking is essential. In this episode, we discuss how to ignite ideas that will help you turn roadblocks into stepping stones and create impactful solutions for any challenge or task.In This Episode, You Will Learn About:Critical thinking misconceptionsThe one habit that enhances critical thinking Critical thinking habits that hinder usFREE Career Accelerator Workbook:
2023-03-2924 minUnstoppable Grit with Danielle Cobo | Career Advancement & Burnout PreventionThe One Habit to Sharpen Your Critical Thinking with Steve PearlmanDo you want to expand possibilities, unlock creative solutions, and push boundaries? Perhaps you want to expand your career potential.In order to anticipate problems, strategize for the future, and make agile decisions, critical thinking is essential. In this episode, we discuss how to ignite ideas that will help you turn roadblocks into stepping stones and create impactful solutions for any challenge or task.In This Episode, You Will Learn About:Critical thinking misconceptionsThe one habit that enhances critical thinking Critical thinking habits that hinder usFREE Career Accelerator Workbook:
2023-03-2924 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanChatGPT - A Loaded Blessing In Disguise?Is ChatGPT friend or foe? Should the whole world, as Australia has done, relegate essay writing to inside classrooms? Is "the academic essay dead"? Or is ChatGPT, as some have contended, a tool for critical thinking that we should embrace as a new ally in teaching students?As Steve discusses, ChatGPT certainly is a revelation, but no one is really talking about why, and it might not be what you expect. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.sub...
2023-03-2139 min
Anatomy of Money10: Improving Your Critical Thinking with Dr. Steve PearlmanIn this episode, we are talking about improving critical thinking and related habits of mind with Dr. Steve Pearlman, Founder of The Critical Thinking Institute.A premiere expert in critical thinking, Steve has presented at countless educational institutions, conferences, and businesses. He is frequently found in national and international media, including CBS Atlanta, The Hill, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Connecticut Today, First Coast Connect, The Nation Speaks, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and Point of View Radio.Devoted to the idea that everyone needs access to elite critical thinking skills, Steve founded The Critical Thinking...
2023-03-1034 min
Galit SpeaksEp. 42: Galit Speaks interviews Steve Pearlman, Ph.D.Join Steve Pearlman, Ph.D. and I as we discuss:
Critical thinking as related to... everything
Steve's neurobiological method for critical thinking
Steve's experience as a subject matter expert in sexual assault prevention
Who is Steve?
Since 1992, Steve has taught critical thinking and writing in higher education, including elite liberal arts colleges and state universities. In 2011, Steve founded one of the United States’ first departments in higher education specifically focused on teaching critical thinking skills. His work resulted in something exceptionally rare in academia: documented, campus-wide improvements in critical th...
2023-01-1958 min
Get It Done Entrepreneurs47 - Just Think About It with Critical Thinking Institute's, Dr. Steve PearlmanDr. Steve Pearlman is the founder of CT Institute.CT Institute is a mission-based organization focused on bringing critical thinking skills to everyone in the world because, as Albert Einstein said, "we cannot solve the problems of today with the same level of thinking that created them.” So, They have taken the distinctive methods they taught to executives, academics, and educators and, for the very first time, made them available to everyone—even children.Since 1992, Steve has taught critical thinking and writing in higher education, including elite liberal arts colleges and state universities.To l...
2023-01-1835 min
The Road to Rediscovery: A Journey of Personal GrowthCritical Thinking Skills for Life, with Dr. Steve PearlmanDr. Steve Pearlman wears many hats: He’s an author, a teacher with over 30 years teaching, the host of 2 amazing podcasts, oh yeah - AND a martial arts instructor!He's also the Founder of the Critical Thinking Institute, an organization that specializes in teaching critical thinking skills for EVERYONE, including children.Tune in, as Dr. Pearlman explains the definition of critical thinking, and why the skills for critical thinking is important for addressing problems in our personal and professional lives. We also discuss the lack of critical thinking guidance in traditional educational institutions, and its or...
2023-01-1238 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanRubric Nation: Are We Rubricizing Our Humanity (Part 2)Continuing their discussion of the pedagogical, institutional, and societal implications of rubrics and rubricizing, Joe, Michelle, and Steve get into rubrics and questions of ...privilege and the expression of structuralized racismthe effort to dismantle public education through standardizationhow rubrics as a concept contribute to the undermining of teaching as a profession, and so much more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-12-1436 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanRubric Nation: Are we Rubricizing our Humanity?Steve and the authors of Rubric Nation -- Michelle Tenam-Zemach and Joseph E. Flynn, Jr. -- get into it about all things rubrics and rubricization, as well as whatever it is that we are doing, good and bad, as an educational system regarding teaching, learning, democracy, assessment, studentship, dialogue, politics, critical thinking, teacher training, privilege, race, class, and our greater (and lesser?) humanity. Spoiler alert: it's "a mess." But that's what makes this discussion particularly deep and interesting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...
2022-12-0744 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanFrances Valintine: Progressive Teaching; Institutional ShiftingSteve welcomes futurist Frances Valintine: Founder of MindLab--the Best Start-up in Asia Pacific as judged by Steve Wozniak and Sir Richard Branson in 2014. Frances is a member of the New Zealand Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs (2022), and named one of the top 50 EdTech Educators in the World by EdTech International (2016). They discuss progressive teaching practices and the wide-scale implementation of change across New Zealand, and its implications for our conception of educational institutions worldwide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...
2022-11-2953 min
Speaking of WritersJeff Pearlman- THE LAST FOLK HERO The Life and Myth of Bo JacksonTHE LAST FOLK HERO: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson by acclaimed sportswriter Jeff Pearlman. Hailed as a “master storyteller” (NPR.org), Pearlman is the New York Times bestselling author of nine previous books on iconic subjects, including ‘80s Los Angeles Lakers (Showtime, the basis for the hit 2022 HBO series Winning Time, directed by Adam McKay), the 1986 New York Mets (The Bad Guys Won), the ‘90s Dallas Cowboys (Boys Will Be Boys), and NFL legend Walter Payton (Sweetness). Now, Pearlman turns his remarkable talents to a figure he considers to be in a class of his own, indeed the greatest...
2022-11-2012 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanAcademic Rigor-mortis: A possible cure?Listen for an in-depth discussion of the rigamarole around academic rigor, including what might be a very surprising--though nonetheless perfectly sensible--root of its challenges. Student vs. faculty conceptions of rigorG.I. infections"Summer School" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-11-1547 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanNYU's Firing of Dr. Maitland Jones (pt. 2)Part 2 on Jones's firing, including a cranky look at curious statements by NYU, and an uncomfortable look at time traveling through the academy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-11-0127 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanNYU's Firing of Dr. Maitland Jones (pt. 1)Steve takes an in-depth look at NYU's expedited decision to fire distinguished Organic Chemistry professor, Dr. Maitland Jones, after receiving a petition from students complaining about his course. What's really at the heart of NYU's actions? What role did the petition play? What role should rigor play in education? And what in the world does the movie, Demolition Man, have to do with any of this? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-10-2524 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanUngrading through Peer Assessment - A Case Study (Part 2)Steve welcomes the University of Wyoming's own TK Stoudt and his students, Amy Bezzant, Maddy Davis, and James Roberts. Hear about the triumph (and trials!) of peer assessment from an educator who's newer to implementing it, and from students who encountered it for the first time. What really happens when we give Excalibur to Uryens? Why should you have a campfire in your classroom?Should Maddie marry an NFL player?Learn the answers to all that and more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...
2022-06-0730 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanUngrading through Peer Assessment - A Case Study (Part 1)Steve welcomes the University of Wyoming's own TK Stoudt and his students, Amy Bezzant, Maddy Davis, and James Roberts. Hear about the triumph (and trials!) of peer assessment from an educator who's newer to implementing it, and from students who encountered it for the first time. What really happens when we give Excalibur to Uryens? Why should you have a campfire in your classroom?Should Maddie marry an NFL player?Learn the answers to all that and more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac...
2022-05-3128 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanSupercourses, with Ken BainKen Bain, author of What the Best College Teachers Do and What the Best College Students Do, joins Headagogy to discuss his latest book, Super Courses: The Future of Teaching and Learning. The discussion with Bain not only delves into examples of these courses and their relationship with problem based learning, but also into critical ideas for teaching and learning, such as why "expectation failure" is so absolutely critical. Learn the steps you need to take to start your own "super course." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subs...
2022-04-2649 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanUngrading through Peer Assessment (Part 3)In this concluding episode on peer assessment, Steve conveys the research on peer assessment, learning outcomes, and soft skills. There should be no doubts about its value, especially, in the words of Walter Lippman, "It takes wisdom to understand wisdom. The music means nothing if the audience is deaf." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-04-1926 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanUngrading through Peer Assessment (Part 2)Continuing his assessment into peer assessment as an important method of ungrading, Steve not only talks about how he implements it, but several other important issues, such as how peer assessment:De-emphasizes the focus on gradesRelieves students' stressFosters democratic ideals and an empowered populous, andIMPROVES learning outcomes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-04-1246 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanUngrading Through Peer Assessment (Part 1)In this first episode of a three part series, Steve delves into the hot topic of "ungrading" with a focus on the particular and unique value that involving students in assessment brings to the greater ungrading discussion. Learn more about grades as the locus of power in academia, the unconscious forces behind grades, students' literal capacity (or lack thereof) to understand grades, the relationship between grades and social constructionism, and, most importantly, the movie, Excalibur. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...
2022-04-0553 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanThe Brain Based Classroom with Kieran O'Mahony (part 2)The continuation of the interview with Kieran O'Mahony. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-03-0841 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanThe Brain Based Classroom with Kieran O'Mahony (part 1)This interview with Kieran delves into fascinating neuroscience about learning that can help transform what we do in our classrooms through understanding things like the Reticular Activating System, working memory, and neurotransmitters. Kieran offers concrete things every educator can immediately adapt in order to improve their learning outcomes and their students' enjoyment of education. At the same time, the interview delves into the remarkable ways our educational system, including practices still in place today, dis-formed itself around misunderstandings of scientific findings by the likes of B.F. Skinner, E.L. Thorndike, and Marion Diamond (to name a few). ...
2022-03-0136 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanA Time Machine out of a DeLorean? STEM, Creativity, and Critical ThinkingWhat is the relationship between STEM and creativity? Or, at least, what's the perceived relationship? And what happens when we invest millions of dollars and years of effort to improving STEM educational practices? What happens cognitively when we do it well for just a few months? All that and more, including a shoutout to Louisiana. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-02-1538 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanDr. Cornelius Grove & "A Mirror for Americans"Steve interviews Dr. Cornelius N. Grove about his most recent book, A Mirror for Americans, which delves into the research as to why students in East Asia invariably outperform American students on international tests. The discussion explores myths about education in East Asia, such as the misconception about drilling, and delves into educational and cultural differences that make students in East Asia so successful. This podcast provides a wonderful mirror for American educators by establishing East Asian practices as a point of contrast and thus elucidating tacit assumptions we hold about education, assumptions we might otherwise overlook. ...
2022-02-0152 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanThinking Critically about Critical Race TheorySteve tackles some of the controversy around Critical Race Theory (CRT), in part by examining its lineage back to critical theory and critical pedagogy. In doing so, he delves into broader question of how power is wielded in the academy, and what the academy is as a power structure. Curiously, also, Ferris Bueller. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-01-2644 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanRelationship Rich Education with Peter Felten and Leo LambertWhat's "imposter syndrome" and how does it impact our students' relationship with us? How does it impact our relationship with students? Just how critical are our relationships with students with respect to their academic success and our achievement of desired learning outcomes? What are simple things we can do as individual educators to build more meaningful relationships? What are the larger cultural and institutional questions?Learn about all of that and more as Steve interviews Elon University's Peter Felton and Leo Lambert about their book, Relationship Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College. T...
2022-01-1857 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanCritical Thinking vs. Content: Resolving the FrictionsDo you want to teach critical thinking but struggle to do so given how much content you need to cover?Do you feel departmental, institutional, or disciplinary pressures to cover certain material?What are the four major objections educators voice about teaching critical thinking relative to content?Why are critical thinking and content actually never at odds?What does the Brad Pitt movie, Moneyball, have to do with all of this?Find out all of this and more as Steve not only answers all of the above, but empowers you with the knowledge and responses you need to keep cr...
2022-01-1146 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanUngrading: What? How? Why?Jesse Stommel of the University of Denver, author of An Urgency of Teachers, and “ungrading” maven joins Steve for a thought provoking and, at times, joyously contentious discussion about inviting students to assign their own grades to themselves. Ultimately, the conversation swerves into grading’s and education’s implications for society and politics. But who could have seen that coming? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2022-01-041h 05
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanA Thousand Neuroscientific Imperatives for Teaching Critical ThinkingSteve delves into A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence, by Jeff Hawkins, which holds immediate implications for the teaching of critical thinking as understood through the literal functions of neurons! But contrary to the title, teaching critical thinking doesn’t become easier through thousands of things; it actually becomes easier, and more successful, through very few. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2021-12-2851 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanThe Critical Thinking Skills Educators ValueWant to know what your colleagues mean when they talk about "critical thinking"? Want to know how to stimulate dialogue about it at your institution? Want to know why Steve is like Annie Wilkes?Two recent studies shed new light on how educators conceptualize critical thinking and, more importantly, which particular aspects of critical thinking they value most. But while the studies in one sense empower educators to discourse about critical thinking at their institutions, they also expose some challenges to critical thinking education. Ultimately, Steve uses the articles to offer specific, easily ap...
2021-12-1744 min
Arash's World PodcastThe Importance of Critical Thinking in Our Personal and Professional Life with Dr. Steve PearlmanIn this episode, my guest is Dr. Steve Pearlman, critical thinking expert, co-founder of The Critical Thinking Initiative, and the co-host of The Critical Thinking Initiative and Smarterer podcasts, in which we talk about the importance of critical thinking, the problems with the American education system both at schools and universities as well as how societies could and would strongly benefit from applying aspects of critical thinking to their daily lives.
2021-07-231h 03
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanCreating "solutionaries" with Zoe WeilWe're excited to welcome Zoe Weil from the Institute for Humane Education Zoe is the author of The World Becomes What We Teach and is a notable TedX contributor. Zoe focuses her work on helping educators build "solutionaries" who tackle real world problems. Join us as we discuss the overlays between her work and ours, and critical thinking in general. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2021-04-1225 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanFighting Fake News: The Critical Thinking Rabbit HoleA recent article in The New York Times argued that critical thinking is a dangerous "rabbit hole" and isn't the right tool for fighting "fake news." Dave and Steve discuss the article's alternative, and, of course, advocate for stronger critical thinking in media literacy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2021-03-2523 min
Back2DifferentSteve Pearlman - The Security of UncertaintyEditing the back2different podcast I recorded with Steve Pearlman took longer than usual. I kept going back to listen to points he made, e.g. “Intelligence is less important than critical thinking.” He’s right. Critical thinking is a perspective, a way of living that embraces skepticism and continuous discovery, playing with ideas, knowledge as a basis for insight, not as an end in itself. We batted ideas around our thinking-playground time together, building and questioning: dialogue (talk through together) rather than discussion (which comes from the same root as percussion and concussion). Steve is funny...
2021-01-0849 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanImproving Outcomes When Lecturing Online (or not)Did you know that at any given point during an online lecture, 40% of students' minds are wandering? Join Dave and Steve to learn about "persistence" vs. "transience" in memory, and how to improve your learning outcomes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2020-12-2822 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanFake News but Real EducationDave and Steve return with a podcast on combating fake news and why we should all be jealous of Finland. Also, the new Critical Thinking Initiative Online learning experience, and Steve's new book, America's Critical Thinking Crisis: The Failure and Promise of Education. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2020-11-1628 min
The Drew Pearlman ShowThe Power of Play with Steve GrossSteve Gross is the Founder and Chief Playmaker of the Life is Good Playmakers. A pioneer in utilizing exuberant, joyful play to promote resiliency in children and their caregivers, and a leader in the field of psychological trauma response, Gross is committed to the healthy development of children facing the most challenging circumstances.
Steve starts our conversation by talking about the power of play: “Play was the perfect vehicle for building healing life changing relationships with kids.” He says that play can be a helpful tool for accessing the present moment: “Fear and anxiety often times come from worrying about w...
2020-10-2023 min
The Sports-CastersSeason 10 Episode 19- Jeff Pearlman, Ryan AberSteve interviews Jeff Pearlman (00:14:53). Jeff joins us to talk about his new book, "Three Ring Circus." The book is the definitive Shaq/Kobe era Lakers book and his second book on the Lakers. Jeff talks about Kobe vs. Shaq and who is the heel and who is the face of the rivalry. Jeff also discusses talking truthfully about Kobe's life after his death, compares the book to Sweetness, and ponders selling a book in 2020. Jeff also talks about his twitter account and engages in pleasant banter with Steve.
Also, Ryan Aber (01:32:21)from The Oklahoman joins us to talk college football...
2020-09-292h 41
Tickle Me Comedy Club PodcastEpisode 19: Smiley Joe Wiley, David Dee, Steve PearlmanSmiley Joe Wiley talks about his new Comedy Show on Wheels bus tour along with his fellow entertainers DJ David Dee, and singer Steve Pearlman.
2020-09-1437 min
The Medical BeatBack to school with COVID? With Dr Bryan PearlmanDr Bryan Pearlman joins us to discuss the future of the upcoming school year during the pandemic.
2020-08-0832 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanHow Humans LearnJoin us for an exciting announcement and an interview with John Eyler, Ph.D., author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching. Wishing everyone wellness, safety, and satisfying teaching (or a much needed break!) in this time of COVID. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2020-07-0724 minThe Medical BeatMaslow Before Bloom: with Dr. Bryan PearlmanEducator and Therapist, Dr. Bryan Pearlman, joins in-studio!
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2020-05-2440 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanQuick Tips for Online Learning SatisfactionGiven the sudden mass migration to online learning because of COVID19, The Critical Thinking Initiative offers this brief, "emergency" podcast about simple measures every instructor, K-Ph.D.--can take to ensure that the online learning experience is a positive one for the students. Please feel encouraged to share this one with everyone you know who has suddenly had to transition their teaching online. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2020-03-2215 min
The Sports-CastersSeason 10 Episode 3- John Feinstein, Jeff PearlmanSteve interviews John Feinstein (00:04:57)the author of a new book about the back roads to March Madness. Steve and John talk about the tournament being cancelled and the effect it will have on programs like San Diego State and Dayton. John also explains what the cancellation of the tournament means for his book and talks about his plans to expand on it when the paperback is released next year. John also talks about his time covering the courts for the Washington Post and his relationship with David Simon.
Also, Jeff Pearlman(00:34:56) is back to chat with Steve while he drives...
2020-03-172h 12
Two Writers Slinging YangTeresa M. Walker: Associated Press pro football writerOn covering Super Bowl LIV and talking about it from a bus at 2 am; on what one looks for alongside 6,000 other credentialed media at the big game; on memories of Steve McNair and Eddie George glory.
2020-02-0353 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanDoes Higher Education Improve Critical Thinking?Steve and Dave delve into recent research on critical thinking growth throughout college. Learn the extent to which it is happening and why. Warning: this episode may contain some ranting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2020-01-0729 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanHow to offer students feedback. Or not.Steve and Dave tackle the complex issue of how to respond to student work effectively. Spoiler alert: It's somewhere between a pat on the back and psychiatric analysis. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2019-12-0633 min
Two Writers Slinging YangSteve Politi: Star-Ledger sports columnistOn his riveting piece about a high school baseball coach sued by a player he told to slide; on tracking down the long-ago youth umpire he flipped off as a boy; on the not-so-riveting world of Eli Manning; on being confronted by an angry hockey player nicknamed "The Grim Reaper."
2019-12-0346 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanGetting Thoughtful About Mindfulness EducationMindfulness education is gaining popularity in academia, but does helping students get their Zen on also help them to think critically? Take some deep breaths, find your center, and start listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2019-11-2022 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanCritical Issues about Critical ThinkingSteve and Dave engage an article by Daniel Willingham about whether or not, and how, critical thinking can be taught. This podcast strikes deep into critical thinking education, taking on essential questions concerning transfer, deep structure, disciplinarity, and content knowledge. How should we fundamentally conceptualize critical thinking's presence in the educational process?
2019-10-1600 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanDo Grades Hinder Learning?Steve & Dave respond to an article and, more broadly, to the "ungrading" movement, which assert that grades interfere with deeper learning. Listen in to find out why grades do, don't, and shouldn't hinder learning, and how we can use them constructively. Also, a little known fact about Zeus. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2019-10-0825 min
The Sports-CastersSeason 9 Episode 18- Jeff Pearlman, Albert ChenSteve interviews Jeff Pearlman (00:04:55) one of the best authors of sports books on the planet. Jeff and Steve have one of their classic hangs where they just turn on the microphones and start talking about shit. The talk about Steve being on the Quaz, parenting, politics, and Jeff and Steve share a story about Black. Jeff announces a new project, gives an update on his upcoming Lakers book, and talks about having Jane Leavy on his podcast.
Also, Albert Chen(01:21:16) from Sports Illustrated is on the program. Albert talks about being a senior editor at SI, the future of the...
2019-09-272h 14
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanStraight from the Wyoming InstituteSeveral faculty members from the University of Wyoming share their perspectives on critical thinking after a three-day workshop with Dave and Steve. This is a rare opportunity to listen to other educators' perspectives on incorporating critical thinking into their teaching practice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2019-09-0839 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanShould thinking really be "critical"?Dave and Steve engage the questions and critiques around whether or not the term "critical" is the best one for the kind of thinking we want students to do. Do its connotations outweigh its intention? Is there a term that's better? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2019-08-1628 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanWicked Problems: An Interview with Jackson NickersonSteve and Dave welcome Jackson Nickerson, Ph.D., who is the Frahm Family Professor of Organization and Strategy at the Olin School of Business, and who founded the Leading Thinking program through Brookings Executive Education. This is a powerful conversation that culminates in the many risks for our students if we fail to forge forward with thinking-driven learning. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2019-06-0735 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanAre X-labs the Future of Learning and Thinking?Steve and Dave look at the recent article from The Chronicle of Higher Education about James Madison University's X-lab, and they examine rising contemporary calls for opportunities for students to innovate and problem solve. Are X-Labs the future of learning? Should your school have one? In related news, Steve drops a bomb about lucite. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2019-04-0131 min
The Sports-CastersSeason 9 Episode 6- Jeff Pearlman, Eric HaakSteve interviews Jeff Pearlman (00:04:39) the author of several New York Times best-selling books and the former senior writer at Sports Illustrated. Jeff and Steve talk about Jeff's latest book on the USFL, his favorite episodes of his podcast, and singing along to rap music. Jeff gives Steve some parenting advice, they talk a little bit of politics, and Jeff explains why he left SI to write books.
Also, Eric Haak (01:05:58) from WNY Roller Hockey joins us to talk about running a recreational sports league. Eric explains his evolution from player to owner, talks about the challenges of marketing, and tells...
2019-03-142h 23
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanInterview with Michael S. RothDave and Steve welcome Michael S. Roth, author of Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters. Michael offers wonderful perspectives on the relationship between critical thinking, the liberal arts, and interdisciplinary. He also raises critical perspectives about the importance of pushing students to step outside their own viewpoints about the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2019-02-2138 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanDo Some Video Games Promote Critical Thinking?What's the relationship between certain video games and critical thinking skills? According to some recent assertions, select video games promote critical thinking by creating rich worlds in which players must make difficult choices. To what extent do those choices foster critical thinking? And to what success are video games being employed in classrooms? Also, why are Steve and Dave making obscure references to M.A.S.H.? Find out the answers to all those questions on this episode! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bon...
2019-01-2438 minActual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanInfusing PowerPoint with Critical ThinkingIs PowerPoint "the viagra of the spoken word and a wonderful pill for flabby lectures"? Steve and Dave tackle the research on one of the most widely used classroom tools. They not only offer specific tips for modifying PowerPoint to invite more critical thinking, but also make obligatory connections to John Carpenter's classic film, They Live.
2019-01-1000 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanCreating Changemakers - An Interview with Vipin ThekkVipin Thekk of ChangemakerCommunities.org joins Dave and Steve to discuss the work he does in helping reshape schools and communities so that they prepare students for an unknown future. The discussion includes ways that critical thinking, empathy, and discourse will be vital to our students, as well as how to create change where needed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-12-1730 min
TradCafeSteve BaughmanOrkney tuning, clawhammer guitar, zen banjo and everything in between. Steve Baughman is a master musician, entertainer and creative personality who is one of the most engaging performers you'll ever meet. In this episode, taped live at the Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, Steve tells Neil about exploring his love of music while travelling the world as the son of American expats and how all that time alone with his instrument has led him to develop his unique and beautiful musical style and technique. Music: Rock the Cradle John (opening) and Leitrim Queen (closing) Steve's website: w...
2018-11-0750 min
The Sports-CastersSeason 8 Episode 15- Jeff Pearlman, Adrian DaterSteve interviews Jeff Pearlman(00:03:58)the author of several New York Times best-selling books. Steve and Jeff breakdown his new book, Football for a Buck, The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. Steve and Jeff talk about Jeff writing his passion project, Jeff opens up about working on the book with his son, and the guys debate the many contradictions that made up the USFL. Jeff also talks about editing this year's edition of the Best American Sports Writing Anthology, dreams about a 2 Pac book, and briefly looks ahead to his next project on the Lakers.
Also, Adrian Dater (01:11:08...
2018-11-032h 18
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanDoes Grading Improve Learning?Steve and Dave explore the relationship between grades and learning, including a brief look at the history of grades. Even though grading often fails to develop learning, they discuss how grading can actually play an important if not critical role in the cultivation of strong and authentic learning outcomes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-10-3029 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanStrategies for Overcoming Student ResistanceSpecial guest Anton Tolman, the lead editor of the book, Why Students Resist Learning: A Practical Model for Understanding and Helping Students, joins Steve and Dave in a discussion of how to convert the "signal" of student resistance into a force for educational growth. Tolman discusses why student resistance is natural, his research on its causes, and strategies for addressing it, including metacognition. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-10-2442 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanCritical Thinking, Hoaxes, and ConstructivismDave and Steve tackle the controversial "Sokel Squared" hoax by academics who got fabricated articles published in academic journals. Join us for spirited commentary on what this hoax accomplishes, why it is dangerous, and how it possibly emerges from an erroneous conception of constructivism. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-10-1637 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanWriting to Learn ... and THINKSteve and Dave offer some concrete, class-ready exercises for using writing to learn to improve learning outcomes and foster deeper critical engagement of subject matter. They explain why WTL doesn't require extensive time or effort in order to produce better outcomes. They also discuss the inherent power in writing, and in writing to learn, explain why it holds such power. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-10-0929 minActual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanReading Research with Alice HorningDave and Steve welcome Alice Horning to the podcast to discuss the researching on reading and students' acquisition of literacy skills. Alice is the former editor for the Journal of the Council of Writing Program Administrators, and the author of texts such as "Reconnecting Reading and Writing." Alice brings a wealth of expertise concerning the research on the state of reading and literacy, and how to help students develop those important skills.
2018-09-1000 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanFostering a Growth Mindset in Your StudentsSteve and Dave welcome Dr. Marianne Fallon for a fascinating discussion about the power of a growth mindset for students' educational performance. Marianne speaks to research on growth vs. fixed mindsets, how even high-performing students can still suffer from a fixed mindset, common mistakes educators make in reinforcing fixed mindsets, and easy measures any educator can use in any class, such as short reflective assignments, to foster "growthy" students! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-08-1652 min
The Sports-CastersSeason 8 Episode 9- Max Olson, Jeff PearlmanSteve interviews Max Olson(00:04:44) from The Athletic. Max and Steve go deep on Last Chance U. Max gives us a first hand account of what its like to be on campus with the Last Chance U cameras. Max also tells us about meeting Jason Brown, talks about the future of Malik Henry, and explains why one of Independence's biggest recruits wasn't featured on the show. Steve and Max also talk about the lack of Brittany Wagner this season, they look back at the success of Dakota Allen, and speculate on the future of the show. Before Max leaves he talks...
2018-08-031h 42
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanCan we be critical yet creative? Can we be critical yet inclusive?By popular demand, Steve and Dave respond to some of the backlog of listener questions. One listener asks about whether or not critical thinking based on evidence undervalues creativity. A second listener asks about how to maintain standards for critical thinking while also ensuring a cultural diverse classroom in which all perspectives are valued. Can we be creative and critical at the same time? Can we value diverse opinions yet hold students to logical standards of evidence? Tune in to find out! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subsc...
2018-07-3129 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve Pearlman"Robo Assessment"--Computerized Paper GradingSome high stakes assessments of student writing are currently being done by computers. Steve and Dave tackle the question of whether or not cutting-edge artificial "intelligence" successfully evaluates papers for critical thinking, or anything else. Will your job as an educator soon be replaced by a computer? Tune in to find out. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-07-1931 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanResponding to Papers: Ways that WorkMany educators are frustrated by student writing, frustrated by the time they devote to responding to student writing, and frustrated by the lack of revision, if not improvement, between drafts. In this episode, Dave and Steve not only dispel myths about what constitutes an effective response to a student paper, they also offer a step-by-step process for responding in a way that produces meaningful growth. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-07-0636 minActual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanThe Path to More Thinking is LessWhat does that mean? Dave and Steve explore a highfalutin idea called Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and its implications for teaching and critical thinking. Want to know why students procrastinate? Why they revert to their old ways? How to get them to advanced their thinking? Then you'll want to understand CLT and all its immediate implications for how you teach.
2018-06-1500 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanWhen Trump Supporters and West Coast Liberals MeetWhat happens when someone creates a dialogue between west coast liberals and southern Trump supporters? Find out in this episode! Steve and Dave are joined by Spaceship Media founders and journalism activists, Eve Pearlman and Jeremy Hay. Spaceship Media's "dialogue journalism" is fostering constructive discourse between people who hold conflicting viewpoints, and striving to restore the populace's faith in journalists. This reinforces the pressing need for education to create thinking citizens. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-05-1638 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanProblem-Based Learning: Myths, Realities, and Critical Thinking ConnectionsDave and Steve tackle one of the more over- and misused terms in education, Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Learn the research behind PBL, what it is, for what it works well and for what it doesn't work well. In news of the week: How Artificial Intelligence is going to force educational change, and how critical thinking might just offer hope for the world in terms of climate change. Maybe. (This episode contains minor technical difficulties that were out of our control. Apologies in advance.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...
2018-03-261h 00
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanNever read a 5-paragraph essay again! Three alternatives for any class.Having blamed all the world's problems on the 5-paragraph essay in the previous episode, Steve and Dave offer three alternatives to the 5-paragraph form. These are tested, easily implemented essay structures that emphasize critical thinking and foster stronger content acquisition. News of the week explains why critical thinking can't be taught (but it can) and covers a letter to educators from subject matter itself! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-01-2354 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanWhy the 5-Paragraph Essay is from HellWarning: This episode may provoke strong reactions from 5-paragraph-essay devotees. Not for the faint of heart! Listen in as Steve and Dave unfairly blame all of the world's problems on the 5-paragraph essay format frequently used in secondary and higher education. Also news of the week: Why even young children possess strong critical thinking skills, and how the Air Force explores "forecasting" as a critical thinking goal. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2018-01-081h 04
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanCritical Thinking & Reading with Dan WillinghamCritical thinking pioneer and guru Dan Willingham joins Dave and Steve in discussing the relationship between critical thinking, reading, and teaching. They delve into the role that existing bodies of knowledge play in decoding thinking. News of the week examines whether or not reading to evaluate produces stronger outcomes than reading to comprehend. Also, to get "meta," Dave talks about the role attention plays in thinking, such as when listening to a podcast ... or not. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis...
2017-12-131h 18Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanDefining Critical Thinking: If you only listen to one podcast ... (Part 1)In response to requests from their listeners, Dave and Steve try to distill seven years of research into 45 minutes! The result? An initial walk-through of how they help faculty and students across disciplines and grade levels conceptualize critical thinking. Want to know how to define critical thinking in a way that works in any classroom? A way that can be assessed? A way that can improve learning outcomes? Then tune in! Plus, news of the week and obligatory Bigfoot references.
2017-11-2800 min
Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanFostering Metacognition, Growth Mindset, and Grit, with Dr. Peter ArthurTCTI welcomes Peter Arthur, Ph.D. Peter is a frequent keynote speaker and sought-after workshop facilitator on “Enhancing Metacognition, Growth Mindset and Grit for Student Success.” He speaks with Steve and Dave about the intersects between his work and critical thinking. Plus, Steve has some depressing news of the week, and we learn why critical thinking isn't the same thing as being smart. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com
2017-11-161h 01Actual Intelligence with Steve PearlmanSome Neuroscience of Critical Thinking EducationIn this episode, Steve and Dave take a walk into some of the science around how the brain functions relative to learning. Beware! Discussions of "amygdalas" and "basal ganglia" may emerge. But if you want to tap into your students brain power, here is some of the research on how to do it.
2017-11-0300 min