6. Brian Greene (Theoretical Physicist) – Student for Sale
Can anyone afford college anymore? Would it help if we sold stock in students? Would Young Einstein have been a popular commodity? This week we're joined by renowned physicist and author Brian Greene.
Think Again - a Big Think Podcast
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Show Notes
Can anyone afford college anymore? Would it help if we sold stock in students? Would Young Einstein have been a popular commodity?
In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host Jason Gots and sometime co-host Eric Sanders are joined byBrian Greene, theoretical physicist, director of the World Science Festival, and author of The Elegant Universe. An interview clip from economist Daniel Altman launches a discussion of why we bother to learn anything in the first place.
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