About this episode
Creating Safe and Encouraging Learning Environments with Alex Bellos
In this captivating episode, we invite Alex Bellos, renowned author, mathematician, and puzzle-maker, to join the discussion on why we ‘Dig for the Why’.
We explore the similarities in teaching methods between maths and computer science. As well as the significance of generating curiosity and the role teachers play in encouraging an open and safe environment that prompts students to question ‘Why?’.
“Life is full of so many problems that don’t have answers that you can’t do, it’s really nice thinking, okay, there are these little baby problems that you can solve, and you can do, and that’s really nice.”
Alex Bellos – mathematician, author, and public speaker
Meet our guest
Alex Bellos
For over five years, Alex lived in Brazil, working for The Guardian as their South American correspondent. In 2010, when he returned to the UK, Alex published ‘Alex’s Adventures in Numberland’, followed shortly by ‘Alex Through the Looking Glass’ in 2014.
Alex Bellos, @alexbellos, studied Mathematics and Philosophy at Cambridge before entering Journalism.
Alex is also an experienced public speaker who talks to a wide range of students, professionals, and the general public.
Transcript link
The transcript of this episode is available here
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