One of the truest things I've heard in his podcast: "You can't innovate if you don't have constraints."
The topic of his podcast was that learning can be intrinsically fun -- even assessments.
Give students a good reason to learn what they are learning, he said.
A documentary about two pairs of ravens, What Ravens Do, will make viewers realize how complex and rich the ravens' lives are.
What Ravens Do (2024) by Vance Crofoot
Critics voice contrary opinions about the current state of liberal arts. Some believe the liberal arts, the humanities, are more important than ever, given the threat of AI, while others assert they are in decline. With the value of higher education under attack, with some bemoaning its cost or lack of utility, Corey’s Heart of Learning offers an essential counterargument.
Elizabeth Corey’s defense of liberal education in The Heart of Learning is remarkable even if somewhat partial to a Christian humanistic point of view. Erudite and widely read, she quotes Christian luminaries such as John Henry Newman and Michael Oakeshott, as well as liberal theologians, philosophers, and atheists. Throughout the work, she argues that universities should be more than the dispensers of vocational skills.
Corey believes universities should offer humanistic learning that leads to self-knowledge, vision, and understanding. While acknowledging that STEM and vocational training are important, she insists that fields of study should be more than collections of empirical research. She believes, as John MacMurray does, that emotions and sensibilities can be refined through guided instruction.
Unsurprisingly, Corey argues for the
importance of mentors in shaping and guiding student thinking. The first
chapter, “My Story,” details the positive effects of a mentor in her own
scholastic life at Oberlin College. Corey, a political philosophy professor at
Baylor University, teaches, among other classes, “What is Liberal Education.”
The Global Innovation Index ranks Switzerland the most innovative country in the world.
The Global Innovation Index ranks countries using over 80 indicators, including R&D expenditures.
Sweden and the United States rank second and third.
Source: List of economies in the Global Innovation Index 2026
Other countries, however, are rapidly catching up. Korea, China, and Japan lead the rest of the world for number of patents produced by their citizens.
China is ranked #1 for its R&D spending.