37. Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time
About this episode
Steve and Sendhil discuss the importance of play and memory in learning.
He’s a professor of computation and behavioral science at the University of Chicago, MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, and author. Steve and Sendhil laugh their way through a conversation about the importance of play, the benefits of change, and why we remember so little about the books we’ve read — and how Sendhil’s new app solves this problem. This episode originally aired on July 23rd, 2021.
People in this episode
Host: Steve
Guest: Sendhil Mullainathan
Topics covered
- play
- behavioral science
- memory
- change
- technology
Keywords
- behavioral science
- play
- memory
- University of Chicago
- app
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Chicago, MacArthur “Genius Grant”
Products: new app
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