Deep Thinking with Dr. Steven Stolz

About Deep Thinking with Dr. Steven Stolz

Where Academic Rigor Meets Real Life Deep Thinking with Dr. Steven Stolz transforms complex academic research into practical wisdom for everyday challenges. Join education philosopher and University of Adelaide Senior Lecturer Dr. Steven Stolz as he explores topics from burnout and loneliness to sleep science and mindfulness. This evidence-based podcast bridges the gap between scholarly insights and real-world application, helping ambitious professionals navigate life's complexities with both intellectual depth and practical clarity. Through thoughtful solo deep dives and expert conversations, Dr. Stolz breaks down sophisticated concepts without oversimplification. Each bi-weekly episode delivers research-backed strategies for personal development, mental wellbeing, and professional growth. Whether you're tackling workplace stress, seeking deeper understanding of psychological concepts, or simply curious about how your mind works, Deep Thinking offers actionable takeaways that respect your intelligence while expanding your horizons. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform (Spotify, Apple or YouTube). New episodes release every other Wednesday. Browse our complete episode library below, featuring comprehensive show notes, resources, and timestamps for each topic. Stay curious and think deeply.

Publisher

Dr. Steven Stolz

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Mar 2025

Latest episode

21 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Jul 2026

   Bharat Sundaresan: Cricket, Belonging & What Sport Teaches Us About Identity | EPS 022

   Bharat Sundaresan survived two drug overdoses in Mumbai before cricket became his lifeline and eventually his life's work — as one of the most distinctive voices in cricket journalism, the author of the definitive biography of MS Dhoni, and a commentator who has broken the "pale, male, and stale" mould of Australian cricket media. In this wide-ranging and deeply human conversation, Dr. Steve and Bharat explore what sport can teach us about identity, belonging, and purpose that no classroom ever could; the psychological weight of being an immigrant finding your place in a new sporting culture; and what authentic storytelling — in sport, in life, in education — actually demands of the person telling it.

2. 

   7 Jul 2026

   Prof. Norm Friesen: Does Technology Actually Teach? A Sceptic's Guide to E-Learning & AI in Education | EPS 021

   Every generation gets a new technology that promises to revolutionise education. Film was going to make lectures obsolete. Television was going to bring the world's greatest teachers into every home. Computers were going to personalise learning for every student. The internet was going to democratise knowledge. MOOCs were going to make universities redundant. And now artificial intelligence is going to do all of these things at once, and more.

3. 

   23 Jun 2026

   Prof. Dor Abrahamson: Learning Is in the Body: How Movement Shapes the Mathematical Mind | EPS 020

   What if the way we teach mathematics is fundamentally wrong — not in its content, but in its assumption that the mind and body are separate? Prof. Dor Abrahamson of UC Berkeley's Embodied Design Research Lab has spent his career demonstrating that mathematical understanding is not abstract and disembodied, but is deeply rooted in physical experience, gesture, and movement. In this conversation with Dr. Steve — who has visited Abrahamson's Berkeley lab — they explore what embodied cognition means for how we teach, why gestures are not just expressions of thought but are constitutive of thinking itself, and how digital technologies can either enhance or completely undermine the bodily dimensions of learning.

Who has been a guest on Deep Thinking with Dr. Steven Stolz

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• Godwin Bradbeer
• Prof Tracey Wade
• Prof Sandy McFarlane
• Dr Ahmad Saedisomeolia
• Prof Gordon Parker

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YouTube views

616

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Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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64

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YouTube

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