Know Struggle, Know Progress: The Built For This Podcast Ep. #05

About this episode

Drs. Steven Mason and Josh Brake discuss the intersection of technology, education, and human flourishing in a digital age.

Drs. Steven Mason and Josh Brake, professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College and LeTourneau alum, discuss ideas of technology, education, and human flourishing, the value of struggle, the automation or augmentation of A.I., and finding the good life in our digitally-saturated society. Dr. Brake authors The Absent-Minded Professor, a weekly Substack outlet for manifestos on technology, education, and community through a Christian lens. You can access The Absent-Minded Professor on Substack at https://joshbrake.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web . Subscribe to the Built for This podcast today for more content and stories. Learn more about LeTourneau’s Faith, Science, and Technology Initiative: https://www.letu.edu/fst . Check out the LeTourneau University YouTube channel for all kinds of video content: ⁠https://youtube.com/@LeTourneauUniversity?si=iUJEXwtyEqIn6-2a⁠ . Watch the feature-length documentary, Made for More: A Computer Science Journey: https://youtu.be/ln6IPRjV7SA?si=AMRt5pTdOxWntron . Visit ⁠https://www.letu.edu⁠ for more information on LeTourneau University. To begin building your story as a student, visit ⁠https://www.letu.edu/apply⁠ .

People in this episode

Host: Steven Mason

Guests: Dr Josh Brake, Dr Steven Mason

Topics covered

• technology
• education
• human flourishing
• A.I.
• digital society

Keywords

• struggle
• automation
• augmentation
• Christian perspective

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Absent-Minded Professor, LeTourneau University YouTube channel, Made for More: A Computer Science Journey

Books & works: Know Struggle, Know Progress, The Absent-Minded Professor, The Absent-Minded Professor on Substack, Built for This, Made for More

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