The Curious Advantage Podcast
The Curious Advantage Podcast

S1 Ep89: Ted Dintersmith: Reimagining Education: Math, AI & Curiosity (Author & Education Advocate)

29 October 2025 55:06 The Curious Advantage

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Reimagining Education with Ted Dintersmith

In this episode of The Curious Advantage, Ted Dintersmith joins Garrick Jones, Paul Ashcroft, and Simon Brown to explore why education — especially how we teach math — must evolve. Ted calls for creativity, curiosity, and real-world relevance in learning, arguing that schools should teach skills that truly matter in today’s AI-driven world.

Discover how curiosity can reconnect students to meaning, innovation, and the joy of learning.

Learn more:

https://www.teddintersmith.com/

https://www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-dintersmith-0211985a/ 

Keywords: education, math, creativity, AI, learning, reform, curiosity, skills, Ted Dintersmith, school

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The Curious Advantage explores curiosity and its growing importance in the digital age. From history, neuroscience, and anthropology to business and culture, it takes the widest possible view of curiosity. At its heart is the ‘Sailing the 7C’s of Curiosity’ model, a practical framework to help individuals harness curiosity as a power skill for growth and transformation.

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The Curious Advantage Podcast is executive produced by Jessica Wickham and Aliki Paolinelis. 

Audio editing by Danny Cross | Video editing by Jessica Wickham. 

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