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Barbara Oakley
Learning How to Learn.
Professor of engineering at Oakland University, Michigan, and adjunct professor at the Salk Institute. Co-created the 'Learning How to Learn' Coursera MOOC with neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski, attracting millions of enrolments globally. Author of 'A Mind for Numbers' and 'Mindshift', distilling research on memory, focused versus diffuse thinking, and habit formation into actionable learning strategies.
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10 May 2026