how to become an expert at anything – adam croom

HOW TO BECOME AN AUTHORITY

ON ANYTHINGby ADAMCROOM

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I’M ACTUALLY NOT AN EXPERT

ON ANYTHING…

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Aug 2 : Thrun sends an email

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Aug 15 : NYTimes article 58,000

Aug 16 : Scientific American article

70,000

Aug 23 : KQED/Mindshift article 120,000

Oct. 10: Start of class 160,000

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25 Stanford courses!• Machine Learning• Game Theory• Optimization of Antibiotic

Practices• Children Nutrition and

Cooking• Cryptology• Writing in the Sciences• Startup Engineering• Intro to Mathematical

Thinking• Organizational Analysis• Intro to Logic• General Game Playing• Democratic Development• Natural Language

Processing• Computer Security• Introduction to Databases• Computer Science 101

• Automata• Social Economic Networks• Compilers• Probalistic Graphical Models• Understanding Einstein: The

Special Theory of Relativity• Practical tips to improve Asian

American participation in cancer clinical trials

• Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part I

• Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part II

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17 Harvard courses!• China• Fundamentals of

Neuroscience• Poetry in America• Health and Society• Intro to Computer Science• Early Christianity: Letters

of Paul• Unlocking the Immunity to

Change

• Science and Cooking• Challenges of America’s

National Security• The Ancient Greek Hero• Justice• Health in Number

18 mit courses!• Dynamics• Flight Vehicle

Aerodynamics• Introduction to Computer

Science and Programming• Circuits and Electronics• Introduction to Philosophy• Elements of Structure

• Introduction to Aerodynamics• A Global History of

Architecture• Innovation and

Commercialization• Introduction to Biology• Classical Mechanics• Introduction to Solid State

Chemistry• Mechanics Reviews

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Everything we learn takes place in a social context.

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Knowledge is constructed in the midst of our interactions with others and is shaped by the skills and abilities valued in a particular culture Lev Vygotsky

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- 80+ free talks on freedom, citizenship, and u.s. history- 85,000+ video views ONLINE- Itunes U: 50,000+ studentS

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- 82,000+ page views- AVG. Visit Duration : 04:09

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Learn more at janux.ou.edu

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So wHat?

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1. Available beyond 18-22 yrs old

2. Less specialized3. Can happen with anyone,

anywhere

HIGHER ED is now…

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