Ulrich Boser
A best-selling author and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Ulrich Boser is one of the nation's leading education experts.
Boser's new book, Learn Better, examines the science of learning and has landed extensive media attention with features in Slate, Vox, Wired, NPR, Inc., Fast Company, and the Harvard Business Review. Amazon named Learn Better a "Best Book of the Year" in both business and general non-fiction.
Before the Center, Boser worked as a contributing editor for U.S. News & World Report, where he covered education and other social issues. Boser is also the author of The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Art Theft, which became a national best-seller. USA Today called The Gardner Heist "a public service," while The Wall Street Journal described the book as "captivating."
Boser has spoken at many institutions from Google to the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and his research and writing have been featured everywhere from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to the front page of USA Today. Boser has also been an Arthur F. Burns Fellow and an adviser to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Boser graduated from Dartmouth College with honors and lives in Washington D.C.
A best-selling author and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Ulrich Boser is one of the nation's leading education experts.
Boser's new book, Learn Better, examines the science of learning and has landed extensive media attention with features in Slate, Vox, Wired, NPR, Inc., Fast Company, and the Harvard Business Review. Amazon named Learn Better a "Best Book of the Year" in both business and general non-fiction.
Before the Center, Boser worked as a contributing editor for U.S. News & World Report, where he covered education and other social issues. Boser is also the author of The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Art Theft, which became a national best-seller. USA Today called The Gardner Heist "a public service," while The Wall Street Journal described the book as "captivating."
Boser has spoken at many institutions from Google to the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and his research and writing have been featured everywhere from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to the front page of USA Today. Boser has also been an Arthur F. Burns Fellow and an adviser to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Boser graduated from Dartmouth College with honors and lives in Washington D.C.
How To "Learn to Learn" And Stay Ahead In The Modern Workplace
The talk knocks down a lot of the conventional wisdom about learning. There's little evidence for learning styles, the idea that some people learn better visually or auditorily. Highlighting has also been shown to be an ineffective learning strategy.
So what does work when it comes to developing a skill or...
The Science of Solving Any Business Problem
In his presentation, Boser shows how proven techniques can improve someone's ability to resolve any issue, from marekting to accounting.
Never Forget, Or How Create a Perfect Memory
People who take advantage of this fact can learn a lot more, according to new research, and in this talk, Boser explains the science of forgetting and how we can all remember--and learn--a lot more.
