You only have feelings. This is the paradigm argued for by Nick Shackleton Jones. Nick is the author of the book How People Learn, which offers an entirely new model for learning and cognition which he thinks can massively improve performance, learning, and education.

Nick is many things - he is an author, a speaker, a philosopher, a psychology lecturer, and has worked in both the academic and corporate worlds, including time at the BBC, Deloitte, PA consulting and others in positions centred around learning and innovation. He's a rare individual. I had so much fun talking to him. We talk about his ideas, philosophy, neuroscience, how best to learn, consciousness and AI, among many other things . There's a lovely mix of practical and intellectual stuff here, so I think there's something for everyone - please enjoy.

You can also find a video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/UdD6sbBeer4

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro
01:22 You don't have thoughts, you only have feelings
04:36 The philosophical foundations
06:10 But what about maths?
10:16 What does "think rationally" really mean?
15:06 What is philosophy driven by?
17:49 Mandatory Stoicism dig
20:19 Nietzsche's point
21:44 Memory Champions
23:25 The Affective Context Model
26:59 Definitions of Memory and Learning
30:43 School doesn't help learning
37:33 Education reform
43:17 Why does everyone have to get along?
46:59 What's the difference using Nick's approach?
54:32 Making yourself care about what you need to learn about
57:37 We talk about World of Warcraft for a bit
01:03:42 Video games and Learning Design
01:06:37 Won't we just end up with Minecraft experts?
01:15:34 Advice for teachers
01:18:00 Should we rethink what intelligence is?
01:23:38 The problem of language
01:28:46 The AI question
01:33:29 What will technology be doing with us 10,000 years from now?
01:34:57 Does AI inevitably make us dumber?
01:40:39 How does Nick avoid nihilism??
01:44:29 Pessimistic Meta-Induction
01:47:22 A joke about behaviourism
01:49:32 Does reality exist independently of our feelings?
01:54:58 What is Nick unsure of?
01:58:59 Why can't we create LLM's that have feelings?
02:03:34 Geniuses are affectation geniuses
02:05:49 Nietzsche's comedic life
02:12:08 What evidence could disprove Shackleton's paradigm?
02:18:09 Combating bad ideas online
02:25:28 Bad role models
02:30:15 The temptation of digital relationships for young men
02:32:09 The losing case for Reality
02:44:11 Where to find more of Nick's stuff

For more of Nick:
https://www.tiktok.com/@shackletonjones
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shackletonjones/

His book is called "How People Learn: A New Model of Learning and Cognition to Improve Performance and Education" and can be found on Amazon and other booksellers

For more of me:
https://linktr.ee/Jacklawrence
https://substack.com/@jacklawro
https://www.instagram.com/jack.lawro/
https://www.tiktok.com/@jack.lawro

In today's episode I interview Femi Oluwole! Femi is a British political activist and one of the most prominent voices in the anti-Brexit movement. He co-founded the group Our Future Our Choice (OFOC), which aimed to mobilize young people against Brexit, advocating for a second referendum on the UK's membership in the European Union. He's also a unique individual in that he straddles both traditional and social media in spreading awareness about Brexit, as well as conducting debates. I really enjoyed this interview and hope you will too!


00:00:00 Intro
00:01:29 Podcast begins with me mumbling
00:01:39 How would Femi describe what he does?
00:01:59 Femi's journey to political activism
00:04:40 Femi's experience of the Brexit vote result
00:07:24 Our Future Our Choice
00:09:17 How has Brexit damaged the UK?
00:12:27 How to avoid echo chambers
00:16:29 Do the Tories believe their own rhetoric?
00:21:09 What informs Femi's values?
00:23:09 What defines 'Good' to Femi?
00:27:47 What forms of online activism are most effective?
00:30:49 How can the left combat outrage content?
00:36:29 What politicians do Femi like?
00:38:49 Alternative Voting Referendum
00:39:53 How do comment sections differ on different platforms?
00:47:16 How does Femi deal with online racism and vitriol?
00:49:04 Removing anger as TV prep
00:50:34 Is sunlight the best disinfectant?
00:52:33 How does one develop cool-headedness in debates?
00:55:31 What other changes would Femi like to see in UK politics?
00:58:37 What ways would Femi like people to engage with politics?
01:02:24 Is Just Stop Oil ineffective activism?
01:05:18 What is a message that Femi would like everyone to know?
01:07:29 What do those disenchanted with politics need to reengage?
01:12:09 How can one educate themselves in Politics?
01:15:37 A really good Reality TV idea
01:16:34 For some reason I start talking about edibles
01:20:29 How can people support Femi?
01:21:59 Closing thoughts on Buffy the Vampire Slayer


For all of Femi's stuff:
https://www.instagram.com/femi_sorry/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/@Femi_Sorry
https://www.patreon.com/femi_Sorry
https://www.tiktok.com/@femi_sorry?lang=en
https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry

For my stuff:
https://www.instagram.com/jack.lawro/ for IG
https://www.tiktok.com/@jack.lawrofor TikTok
https://www.Jacklawrence.net for my website

Godesulloh is a philosopher, teacher, podcaster, musician and lover of bubble tea. In this interview we discuss African Philosophy, Kierkegaard, Stoicism vs Broicism, Effective Altruism and much more

Timestamps:
01:15 Who is Godesulloh and why is he in my flat
02:38 Challenges making educational philosophy content on Tiktok
05:00 How would Godesulloh explain African Philosophy
09:40 Where African Philosophy sits in Academia
16:14 The African Logic Conversation
20:44 Why does Godesulloh like Kierkegaard so much
24:25 Reviewing some Kierkegaard quotes
27:35 Living to avoid regret
35:01 Does everything work out for the best?
39:15 Living in harmony with Nature is bad
43:10 Longtermism and its faults
47:09 Effective Altruism
50:25 Godesulloh on Longtermism
59:09 Effective Altruism issue
1:03:45 Mr Beast Philanthropy
1:06:33 Capitalism pros and cons
1:09:45 Do we want a FAIR or GOOD society?
1:13:38 Philosophy as self help
1:15:35 Stoicism vs Broicism
1:24:15 Where to find out more about Godesulloh

Godesulloh has all of his links through here: https://msha.ke/godesulloh
His youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@vibesestvida

And my socials are:
https://www.instagram.com/jack.lawro/ for IG
https://www.tiktok.com/@jack.lawrofor TikTok
https://www.Jacklawrence.net for my website