Peter Liljedahl: podcast appearances and interviews

Peter Liljedahl, born on 18 February 1967, is a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He is known for his contributions to the field through numerous research articles and the coauthoring of over 13 books and many book chapters. Liljedahl is particularly recognized for creating and authoring the book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, which has had an influence on mathematics teaching practices. In addition to his academic pursuits, he competed as a sprint canoeist in the early 1990s and participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. During these Olympic events, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m event and was disqualified in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event.