S5.7 - Unscripted: Metacognition & Go, Netflix's Carlsen Niemann Documentary, Playing Humans vs Bots, Go Lesson Takeaways & More | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Travis connects metacognition to the temporary decline that can come with learning new Go skills, reviews the Carlsen-Niemann documentary, and considers the benefits of playing people rather than bots. Nathan Harwit closes with teaching advice and a lesson on simplifying decisions by counting liberties.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/metacognition-go-humans-vs-bots-counting-liberties/

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Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC

• Podcast "The Curiosity Shop" With Brene Brown and Adam Grant - Conversation about meta cognition and short-term losses in skill building
• The Reading Dojo with Jonas Welticke
• Article from my wife about data visualization and GMs in chess playing suboptimal moves - Link (unfortunately it requires becoming a member...email me and I can send you a pdf if you want to see it)
• Netflix "Untold" documentary on the Carlsen Niemann scandal
• R/baduk - Why is it "better" to play games against real people vs bots?
• My interview with Nikola on different Go rating systems

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