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The Benefits Of Being A Beginner
Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
English - February 20, 2021 14:33 - 44 minutes - 2.61 KB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsScience radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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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