app02 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:17:40 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Increments - Episodes Tagged with “Work” https://www.incrementspodcast.com/tags/work Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:45:00 -0800 Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. en-us episodic Science, Philosophy, Epistemology, Mayhem Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. no Philosophy,Science,Ethics,Progress,Knowledge,Computer Science,Conversation,Error-Correction Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani incrementspodcast@gmail.com #37 - Montessori Education w/ Matt Bateman https://www.incrementspodcast.com/37 13c4c535-99eb-4d21-90c0-1a2af43199af Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:45:00 -0800 Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani full Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani We're joined by Matt Bateman, the director of the Montessori think tank Montessorium, to talk all things education. 1:21:46 no <p>We're joined today by Matt Bateman, one of the founders of Higher Ground Education, to discuss the Montessori method of education and how it compares to other teaching methodologies. Get ready for tiny furniture, putting on your jacket upside down, and teaching your toddler to make eggs benedict. We discuss: </p> <ul> <li>Maria Montessori </li> <li>What is a Montessori education (besides tiny furniture)? </li> <li>How Montessori classrooms differ from regular ones </li> <li>Why long periods of interrupted problem solving is important for a child's development<br></li> <li>How Montessori integrates with technology </li> <li>Drawbacks of traditional methods of testing and grading, and how they might be amended </li> <li>The importance of cultivating a love of work </li> <li>How Matt wants to reform high school education</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bio</strong>: </p> <p>Matt is one of the founders of <a href="https://www.tohigherground.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Higher Ground Education</a>, a worldwide Montessori network. He runs Montessorium, Higher Ground’s think tank. He holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, where he focused on the philosophy of science. Make sure to follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/mbateman" rel="nofollow noopener">twitter</a> for some golden education nuggets </p> <p><strong>References</strong>: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://podcastaddict.com/episode/116009974" rel="nofollow noopener">Matt on the Where We Go Next</a> (formerly New Liberals) podcast. </li> <li><a href="https://montessorium.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Montessorium</a></li> <li><a href="https://thechalkboardreview.com/latest/vocational-training-for-the-soul-bringing-the-meaning-of-work-to-schools" rel="nofollow noopener">Vocational Training for the Soul: Bringing the Meaning of Work to Schools</a></li> <li><a href="https://montessorium.com/courses/the-history-of-education" rel="nofollow noopener">Matt's History of Education Course</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Social media everywhere</strong></p> <ul> <li>Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani</li> <li>Check us out on youtube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4wZzQyoW4s4ZuE4FY9DQQ" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4wZzQyoW4s4ZuE4FY9DQQ</a></li> <li>Come join our discord server! DM us on twitter or send us an email to get a supersecret link Special Guest: Matt Bateman.</li> </ul> Maria Montessori, childhood, education, work, education reform, child development We're joined today by Matt Bateman, one of the founders of Higher Ground Education, to discuss the Montessori method of education and how it compares to other teaching methodologies. Get ready for tiny furniture, putting on your jacket upside down, and teaching your toddler to make eggs benedict. We discuss:

  • Maria Montessori
  • What is a Montessori education (besides tiny furniture)?
  • How Montessori classrooms differ from regular ones
  • Why long periods of interrupted problem solving is important for a child's development
  • How Montessori integrates with technology
  • Drawbacks of traditional methods of testing and grading, and how they might be amended
  • The importance of cultivating a love of work
  • How Matt wants to reform high school education

Bio:

Matt is one of the founders of Higher Ground Education, a worldwide Montessori network. He runs Montessorium, Higher Ground’s think tank. He holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, where he focused on the philosophy of science. Make sure to follow him on twitter for some golden education nuggets

References:

Social media everywhere

Special Guest: Matt Bateman.

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]]> We're joined today by Matt Bateman, one of the founders of Higher Ground Education, to discuss the Montessori method of education and how it compares to other teaching methodologies. Get ready for tiny furniture, putting on your jacket upside down, and teaching your toddler to make eggs benedict. We discuss:

  • Maria Montessori
  • What is a Montessori education (besides tiny furniture)?
  • How Montessori classrooms differ from regular ones
  • Why long periods of interrupted problem solving is important for a child's development
  • How Montessori integrates with technology
  • Drawbacks of traditional methods of testing and grading, and how they might be amended
  • The importance of cultivating a love of work
  • How Matt wants to reform high school education

Bio:

Matt is one of the founders of Higher Ground Education, a worldwide Montessori network. He runs Montessorium, Higher Ground’s think tank. He holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, where he focused on the philosophy of science. Make sure to follow him on twitter for some golden education nuggets

References:

Social media everywhere

Special Guest: Matt Bateman.

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]]> #18 - Work Addiction https://www.incrementspodcast.com/18 Buzzsprout-7296019 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0800 Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani full Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani 34:19 no <p>Bit of a personal episode this one is! Ben learns how to be a twitter warrior while Vaden has a full-on breakdown during quarantine. Who knew work addiction was actually a real thing? And that there are&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workaholics_Anonymous" rel="nofollow noopener">12 step programs</a>&nbsp;for people who identify as being "powerless over compulsive work, worry, or activity"? And that mathematics can create compulsive behavior indistinguishable from drug addiction? Vaden does, now. </p> <p>People mentioned in this episode: </p> <p>-&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wiles" rel="nofollow noopener">Andrew Wiles</a>&nbsp;(look at his face! the face of an addict!)<br><br> -&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Perelman" rel="nofollow noopener">Grigori Perelman</a><br><br> -&nbsp;<a href="https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/dont-prematurely-obsess-on-a-single-big-problem-or-big-theory/" rel="nofollow noopener">Terry Tao's</a>&nbsp;blog post ("There is a particularly dangerous occupational hazard in this subject: one can become focused, to the exclusion of other mathematical activity (<em>and in extreme cases, on non-mathematical activity also</em>) on a single really difficult problem in a field (or on some grand unifying theory) before one is really ready (both in terms of mathematical preparation, and also in terms of one’s career) to devote so much of one’s research time to such a project. " - italics added)&nbsp; </p> <p>Work slavishly without sleeping or eating to send email over to <a href="mailto:incrementspodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">incrementspodcast@gmail.com</a>.&nbsp;</p> work, addiction, obsession, grad school Bit of a personal episode this one is! Ben learns how to be a twitter warrior while Vaden has a full-on breakdown during quarantine. Who knew work addiction was actually a real thing? And that there are 12 step programs for people who identify as being "powerless over compulsive work, worry, or activity"? And that mathematics can create compulsive behavior indistinguishable from drug addiction? Vaden does, now.

People mentioned in this episode:

- Andrew Wiles (look at his face! the face of an addict!)

- Grigori Perelman

- Terry Tao's blog post ("There is a particularly dangerous occupational hazard in this subject: one can become focused, to the exclusion of other mathematical activity (and in extreme cases, on non-mathematical activity also) on a single really difficult problem in a field (or on some grand unifying theory) before one is really ready (both in terms of mathematical preparation, and also in terms of one’s career) to devote so much of one’s research time to such a project. " - italics added) 

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]]> Bit of a personal episode this one is! Ben learns how to be a twitter warrior while Vaden has a full-on breakdown during quarantine. Who knew work addiction was actually a real thing? And that there are 12 step programs for people who identify as being "powerless over compulsive work, worry, or activity"? And that mathematics can create compulsive behavior indistinguishable from drug addiction? Vaden does, now.

People mentioned in this episode:

- Andrew Wiles (look at his face! the face of an addict!)

- Grigori Perelman

- Terry Tao's blog post ("There is a particularly dangerous occupational hazard in this subject: one can become focused, to the exclusion of other mathematical activity (and in extreme cases, on non-mathematical activity also) on a single really difficult problem in a field (or on some grand unifying theory) before one is really ready (both in terms of mathematical preparation, and also in terms of one’s career) to devote so much of one’s research time to such a project. " - italics added) 

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