Brains are Beautiful Liars 🧠
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This page includes the resources I drew from when piecing together my PyOhio 2024 keynote, Brains are Beautiful Liars. This page also contains links to my slides and information about me.
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Resources on Python Mental Models
These are books and talks that grown my understanding of teaching and learning which has helped me improve my teaching practices and help my students and improve their Python learning habits.
“Python Oddities repository” by Trey Hunner
I'm slowly noting explanations for various Python oddities here.
“Python Oddities talk” by Trey Hunner
I gave a talk on some of my favorite Python oddities at PyCon.
“Loop Better” by Trey Hunner
How for loops actually work in Python.
“Variables and Objects in Python” by Trey Hunner
An article and series of screencasts where I explain the nature of Python's variables and data structures.
“Names and Values in Python” by Ned Batchelder
Ned Batchelder explains how Python's variables and data structures work.
“Every dunder method in Python” by Trey Hunner
Many operations in Python are powered by dunder methods.
Resources on Critical Thinking
“List of cognitive biases” on Wikipedia
I find myself visiting this page occasionally, though not as often as I might like. Think of it as similar to visiting Python's PEP8 style guide... something we all might want to spend 30 minutes with once or twice a year to reassess our understanding.
Resources on Making Progress
“The power of believing that you can improve” by Carol Dweck
A talk by the psychologist who initiated research on the "growth mindset" phenomenon.
“The psychology of your future self” by Dan Gilbert
A talk by one of the psychologists who discovered the "End of History Illusion".
Books I Mentioned on Human Progress
I really enjoyed these books, though they do focus heavily on "better" rather than "bad".
📕 “Factfulness” by Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Ola Rosling
Also see some of the critical reviews.
📓 “Enlightenment Now” by Steven Pinker
Also see some of the critical reviews.
📙 “Not the End of the World” by Hannah Ritchie
Also see some of the critical reviews.
Books I Mentioned on Pedagogy
These were noted on my slide about books I've read on teaching.