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Steven Johnson wants to know how enlightenment happens
Steven Johnson wants to know how enlightenment happens
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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It’s official, the TED Interview has a new host! In Chris’s last episode as head of the show, he interviews his successor, bestselling science and technology author Steven Johnson. Two self-described intellectual soulmates, Chris and Steven take a deep dive in discussing where ideas come from, how optimism benefits creative ideation, the complex and even controversial process of discovery, and the beauty of what they call the “adjacent possible.”
Released:
Jun 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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