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Revolutionizing Computer Science Education with Austen Allred, Co-Founder and CEO of BloomTech
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In this episode of the Curiosity Podcast, Immad and Raj explore the next evolution of education with Austen Allred, Co-Founder and CEO of BloomTech. Austen shares his unlikely journey to founding an education start-up, and how our current education system is failing students. This conversation explores how to mitigate the risks inherent with pursuing a degree, changing trends in student behavior, and how AI will change tomorrow’s education and programming landscape. Tune in for a fascinating discussion on the future of computer science education.
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:07:25] Prolific writing and reading
[00:10:18] Learning to code in Silicon Valley
[00:14:22] Life-changing income transformations
[00:17:29] AI revolution in engineering
[00:24:40] Predispositions to programming
[00:27:30] Learning to code through trial
[00:30:40] Career orientation vs. social life
[00:34:20] Rethinking Traditional Education
[00:38:16] Rethinking the value of degrees
[00:44:29] Struggles and triumphs of fatherhood
[00:45:47] Life-changing job offers.
[00:50:20] How AI is transforming job search
[00:56:23] Programming and AI integration
[00:58:42] The evolving role of engineering
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