In an age defined by artificial intelligence, rapid technological change, and growing global interconnectedness, some of the most fundamental questions about learning are being asked anew. What is the purpose of a college education? Can education still shape the future of a society? What forms of intelligence matter most? In this episode of The Monkey Mind Lab, Dr Ian Baucom, President of Middlebury College, explores why education is about far more than degrees, why human judgment still matters in the age of AI, and how the most transformative learning often happens through conversations, communities, and encounters with people different from ourselves. From foxes and hedgehogs to democracy, global citizenship, and the purpose of college itself, this episode asks not only what education is, but what kind of people it is meant to help us become? ...