<description>&lt;div&gt;"I like university professors, but we shouldn't hold them up as the high watermark of all human achievement. They're just a form of life; another form of life. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But they're rather curious, and I say this out of affection for them. There's something curious about professors, in my experience; not all of them, but typically - they live in their heads. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They live up there and slightly to one side. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They're disembodied in a kind of literal way. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They look upon their body as a form of transport for their heads, don't they? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's a way of getting their head to meetings."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Said Sir Ken Robinson in his No 1 TED Talk on how schools can kill creativity, so what better intro to our #ARTCONNECTS podcast with a man, a dad, a professor who is similarly inspiring, grounded and globally impactful in his role as Co-Chair  of the OECD PISA committee for Creative Thinking.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We give you Prof Bill Lucas, recorded here in an echoey room at the University of Winchester back in 2019&lt;/div&gt;</description>

ARTCONNECTS Podcast

ARTCONNECTS19 Podcast

4: The #ART OFACADEMICS with Prof Bill Lucas, Co-Chair of the OECD PISA Creative Thinking Committee

APR 23, 201938 MIN
ARTCONNECTS Podcast

4: The #ART OFACADEMICS with Prof Bill Lucas, Co-Chair of the OECD PISA Creative Thinking Committee

APR 23, 201938 MIN

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<div>"I like university professors, but we shouldn't hold them up as the high watermark of all human achievement. They're just a form of life; another form of life. <br><br>But they're rather curious, and I say this out of affection for them. There's something curious about professors, in my experience; not all of them, but typically - they live in their heads. <br><br>They live up there and slightly to one side. <br><br>They're disembodied in a kind of literal way. <br><br>They look upon their body as a form of transport for their heads, don't they? <br><br>It's a way of getting their head to meetings."<br><br>Said Sir Ken Robinson in his No 1 TED Talk on how schools can kill creativity, so what better intro to our #ARTCONNECTS podcast with a man, a dad, a professor who is similarly inspiring, grounded and globally impactful in his role as Co-Chair  of the OECD PISA committee for Creative Thinking.<br><br>We give you Prof Bill Lucas, recorded here in an echoey room at the University of Winchester back in 2019</div>