The Jack Lawrence Podcast

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

Hello! WE'RE BACK   In this episode the wonderful Godesulloh J. Bawa (philosopher, podcaster, teacher, musician and all round cool guy) and I sit down and try and answer the top questions of all time from the subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/  We get side-tracked a bit talking about relationships and end it with a discussion on the morality of killing baby Hitler - good times!  Timestamps: 02:15 Why is it so hard to think beyond Capitalism? 06:32 Why are there so many cringe Stoicism videos? 08:52 Why does suffering sometimes foster growth, and sometimes embitter or traumatize people? 15:55 Relationships on tiktok 31:36 Why isn't the field of philosophy more interested in communicating its ideas to the public? 36:48 How can you be confident in your beliefs if there is an infinite amount you don't know that might affect your beliefs? 44:03 How do you overcome philosophy paralyzing your ability to say anything? 48:52 Would you kill baby Hitler? 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

"I always wanted to have this big impact, and to work on something that's changing the world" My guest today is Adam Boro. Adam is a magnificent filmmaker, who currently has over half a million followers on TikTok. You may have seen some of his mega viral videos, which include taking a girl to the north pole for a first date, randomly travelling to a desert oasis or his adventures in Machu Picchu.  Prior to his recent infamy, Adam studied aerospace engineering, interned at NASA, and was even involved with YES Theory. Adam is a fascinating character, who for me seems to embody a kind of carpe diem philosophy - hell bent on living life to the fullest, and improving the lives of others in the process.  But he wasn't always this way, and in this interview he is remarkably open about his struggles with anxiety, the challenges of being an online creator, and the various road bumps he's encountered on the journey to getting to where he is today. And all of this is done knowing full well that he's in the very early stages of his creative life. We get into all of this and more in this wonderful conversation.  If you're someone who is curious about getting started in filmmaking, creating videos online, or can even relate to the feeling of not quite  having found your crowd yet, I think you'll take something away from this conversation. Adam is awesome, I think he's someone to keep an eye on in the years to come. Follow Adam on Instagram/TikTok: @adamboro Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @jack.lawro Patreon: patreon.com/jacklawrence