David Autor, MIT's Daniel and Gail Rubinfeld professor of economics, is a leading thinker and researcher on how AI could reshape the labor market. While he says AI could revolutionize how we work, it won't replace human intuition. In this episode, Autor joins St. Louis Fed Economic Education Officer Scott Wolla and explains how he challenges students to use technology as a collaborator, not a crutch. He also discusses his approach for pushing students to focus on how economics can solve real-world problems.

Could brain science help unlock students' understanding of complex economic topics?

In this episode, St. Louis Fed Economic Education Officer Scott Wolla explores that question with educator and author Patrice Bain. Bain spent years working with cognitive scientists to better understand how people learn and wrote about her findings in her book "Powerful Teaching." She shares her four "power tools" for learning and how they can be applied to economic education.

In this episode, University of Chicago professor John List shares his unique approach to teaching economics. Unlike traditional methods, List begins by exploring real-world questions that intrigue his students, using their interests to frame lessons on economic principles. He talks with St. Louis Fed Economic Education Officer Scott Wolla about how his own curiosity and experiences as a baseball card collector led him to economics. List also explains how he aims to inspire the same curiosity in his students, using field experiments and behavioral economics to help them better understand and apply complex economic concepts in their lives. His innovative teaching methods have made his course a hit at the University of Chicago, demonstrating the power of economic thinking in everyday life.