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This is just me, and I find that I go through periods of listening to podcasts and then it falls off my routine. When I would think about it, listening to podc

This is just me, and I find that I go through periods of listening to podcasts and then it falls off my routine. When I would think about it, listening to podcasts was low intensity edutainment, it feels like you are learning something but you really aren't, or the learning density is so low that most 45 minute podcasts could be summarized in 10 bullet points. It was not unlike watching a BBC planet earth nature show. Afterwards you know that a bird somewhere can spin its head around twice without breaking its neck but not much more. Oxford Researchers Discovered How to Use AI To Learn Like A Genius https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPLPpz6dD3A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPLPpz6dD3A Use of generative AI tools to support learning https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/ai-study https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/ai-st... https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/assigning-ai-seven-ways-of-using https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/assigning-ai-seven-ways-of-... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133323000599?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009913332... Bloom's Taxonomy https://www.phind.com/search/cm6o98lki00002e6g5anos0bv https://www.phind.com/search/cm6o98lki00002e6g5anos0bv

jgoldstein46 2y ago
Thanks for these links, I will check them out! I have different listening habits with podcasts -- most times I will listen to long form interviews that are supposed to be insightful, and often feel that way in the moment. The key thing for me is actually translating those insights into action. - Perhaps to bridge this gap, I need to reconsider my to-do system or build to-do-list integrations into the tool.
- sitkack 2y ago
  I find myself wanting to pause the podcast, go do research, write down questions, and basically debate with the podcast but there isn't a format for that right now. NotebookLLM (horrible name) has been renamed to illuminate (less worse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYfonzetUL4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYfonzetUL4 https://illuminate.google.com/home?pli=1 https://illuminate.google.com/home?pli=1 You might look into tools that can let the AI listen/read/watch and then allow you to converse with the podcast. I think in general, podcasts are pretty lousy format for learning, they are good for entertainment but not necessarily education unless the person speaking is really really good.
  - jgoldstein46 2y ago
    Illuminate seems useful for summarizing and repeating concepts from an article as a way to review, but it's form factor is still passive, which is not great for learning. Yeah it does seem like podcasts are not the best for learning content-wise either -- most interviews are under the surface a promotion for the interviewee's work and leave out pieces to make you want more info. At least I believe that's the dynamics of the interview podcast-system. Doesn't mean you can't learn from them and there's potential to make them better.

jgoldstein46 2y ago

Thanks for these links, I will check them out! I have different listening habits with podcasts -- most times I will listen to long form interviews that are supposed to be insightful, and often feel that way in the moment. The key thing for me is actually translating those insights into action. - Perhaps to bridge this gap, I need to reconsider my to-do system or build to-do-list integrations into the tool.

sitkack 2y ago
I find myself wanting to pause the podcast, go do research, write down questions, and basically debate with the podcast but there isn't a format for that right now. NotebookLLM (horrible name) has been renamed to illuminate (less worse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYfonzetUL4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYfonzetUL4 https://illuminate.google.com/home?pli=1 https://illuminate.google.com/home?pli=1 You might look into tools that can let the AI listen/read/watch and then allow you to converse with the podcast. I think in general, podcasts are pretty lousy format for learning, they are good for entertainment but not necessarily education unless the person speaking is really really good.
- jgoldstein46 2y ago
  Illuminate seems useful for summarizing and repeating concepts from an article as a way to review, but it's form factor is still passive, which is not great for learning. Yeah it does seem like podcasts are not the best for learning content-wise either -- most interviews are under the surface a promotion for the interviewee's work and leave out pieces to make you want more info. At least I believe that's the dynamics of the interview podcast-system. Doesn't mean you can't learn from them and there's potential to make them better.