Wisdom in Education - A Conversation with Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann

Charles Cassidy is the Director of the Evidence-Based Wisdom
project. The site translates academic research regarding the
science and psychology of wisdom into understandable and helpful
resources for the wider public. Charles studied Physics at the
University of Manchester in the UK. Following the development of
educational research projects with The British Council across
South America and Asia, Charles taught Mathematics and Science in
London for 15 years. Since the start of the project, he has
conducted interviews with many leaders in the field of wisdom
research, compiled and translated many of the key papers from the
field and created many public-facing resources, including video
animations, info-graphics, articles and podcasts. He has also
written about wisdom research for publications including
Psychology Today and The Huffington Post, as well as appearing on
talk radio across the United States.


Igor Grossmann is a social-cognitive scientist and world
traveller. Born during the downfall of the Soviet Union on a day
of October revolution, and growing up in Ukraine and Germany,
ever since childhood he has been wondering about how people make
sense of complex social challenges. He is the Director of the
Wisdom and Culture Lab at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
 He is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology at the
University of Waterloo, Canada. His work has been published in
such outlets as PNAS, Proceedings of the Royal Academy: B,
Perspectives on Psychological Science, Psychological Science,
Journal of Experimental Psychology, and Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology. His contributions have been recognized
through numerous awards (e.g., SAGE Young Scholar award from the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Rising Star Award
from the Association for Psychological Science, APA Dissertation
Award, USERN Prize for Social Sciences). Igor is an Associate
Editor of the journal Social Psychological and Personality
Science and co-hosts the On Wisdom Podcast, disseminating
scientific insights from psychology, philosophy and cognitive
sciences to the general public.


Social Links


Email: Charles - charles@evidencebasedwisdom.com; Igor -
igrossma@uwaterloo.ca


Twitter: Charles - @EBasedwisdom; Igor - @psywisdom; On Wisdom
podcast - @onwisdompodcast


LinkedIn: @CharlesCassidy; @IgorGrossmann