The Benefits Of Being A Beginner

THE BENEFITS OF BEING A BEGINNER - On this week's Futureproof podcast with Jonathan McCrea, he ta...

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14.33 20 Feb 2021

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The Benefits Of Being A Beginner

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FUTUREPROOF WITH JONATHAN MCCREA

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14.33 20 Feb 2021

THE BENEFITS OF BEING A BEGINNER - On this week's Futureproof podcast with Jonathan McCrea, he talks to Tom Vanderbilt - Author of 'Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning' about the joy of learning something new as an adult.

Also on the show Jonathan was joined by Professor Shane Bergin and Dr Lara Dungan to look at the science news stories of the week.

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