Nobel Prize Teacher Summit 2024
Minding the brain
On 4 October 2024, teachers from over thirty countries gathered in Stockholm to deep dive into the universe of the human brain. Throughout the day, Nobel Prize laureates, scientists, psychologists, and educators offered various perspectives on the theme.
Minding the brain
Through nerve fibres, memories, associations, and feelings we navigate and live our lives. In recent decades, scientists have gained remarkable insights in unravelling the mysteries of the human brain and the mind.
How does the brain work? This is a question that has occupied scientists for centuries. In recent decades, there have been remarkable breakthroughs in mapping and furthering our understanding of the human mind. Yet, among scientists there is consensus: Our brain remains vastly unexplored.
How does learning actually occur? Can we train our brains to keep pace with an ever-evolving society? How do our minds create our sense of self? Will future AI scientists be able to fully emulate our brain? And why we can map the entire solar system, yet are not able to solve conflicts among nations?
Recent advances present educators with a pivotal question: Have schools and educational systems been able to keep up? Are our classrooms adapted to the latest scientific discoveries?
This is the core idea of this year’s Nobel Prize Teacher Summit – when forming a learning environment, we must mind the brain. Join Nobel Prize laureates, top scientists, and fellow teachers from more than thirty countries and attend this unique, yearly event. Groundbreaking ideas, inspiring insights, unforgettable meetings and non-googleable stories will all be included.
Recorded version of the summit
Bonus material
David MacMillan breakout session – The Catalysts of Discovery
Martin Nilsson breakout session – The Art of Memory and its Application in Schools
Voices from the day
Mari Stassen – Teacher from South Africa
Violeta Relota – Teacher from Bosnia and Herzegonina
Dennis Omolo – Teacher from Kenya
The speakers
David MacMillan, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2021
Elena Zhemkova, Co-founder of Memorial – receiver of Nobel Peace Prize, 2022
Armita Golkar, Associate Professor at Stockholm University
Lars Strannegård, President of the Stockholm School of Economics
Agneta Gulz, Professor of Cognitive Science at Lund University
John H Falk, Founder and CEO of the Institute for Learning Innovation
Sara Bengtsson, Associate Professor in Psychology at University of East Anglia
Björn Hedensjö, Psychologist, Author, and Podcast host
Amy Loutfi, Professor of Computer Science towards AI and Robotics
Martin Nilsson, Memory Athlete and Teacher
Linda Plantin Ewe, Assistant Professor in Special Education at Kristianstad University
Björn Sjödén, Assistant Professor in Educational Science at Halmstad University
Speaker presentations
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1 (of 11) John Falk
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2 (of 11) Elena Zhemkova, Co-founder of Memorial – receiver of Nobel Peace Prize, 2022
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3 (of 11) David Macmillan
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6 (of 11) Armita Golkar
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10 (of 11) Agneta Gulz
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11 (of 11) Sara Bengtsson
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