# Episode 3 - Daisy Christodoulou: The risk is a Stupidogenic Society

An episode of [The Amol Rajan Connection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6821075343), 29 Oct 2026, 1 h 17 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OONOL2873749272.mp3

Dubbed Britain’s brightest student on University Challenge, Daisy Christodoulou is now one of the UK’s biggest brains in education. If you’re a parent, a teacher or a pupil, what Daisy has to say on the Amol Rajan Connection is urgent and matters, if we are to navigate the future together. And she’s not afraid to challenge current policies on teaching across the UK. Chapters: 00:00:00 Daisy Christodoulou and the education debate 00:04:00 Who is Daisy Christodoulou? 00:08:06 When Daisy realised education was going wrong 00:12:50 Why we need long term memory and knowledge 00:17:56 Should we have more vocational courses? 00:29:14 The big education experiment in the UK 00:38:54 Daisy's Seven Myths of Education 01:02:17 The politics of education 01:05:42 Understanding the NEETs crisis 01:09:00 AI and education - are we getting dumber? 01:13:47 How should parents prepare kids for the future? Thanks to our launch partners for all their support. • NatWest - More details at natwest.com • Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood • Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk • Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai Please follow here for free so we keep in touch. Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: amolrajanconnection.com Team: Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios Producers: Pastel House Media Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia Produced in partnership with Sister Group Social Media: Kiera Maloney Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett Credit: University Challenge, Granada Television, BBC2

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