Wonderland Podcast with Steven Johnson
A podcast by How We Get To Next
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10 Episodes
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Episode 10: For the Fun of It (Or, the Play in Great Work)
Published: 1/25/2017 -
Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)
Published: 1/11/2017 -
Episode 8: Party in the Front (Or, How We Incorporate Play into Work)
Published: 12/15/2016 -
Episode 7: In Pursuit of Condiments (Or, How the Spice Trade Changed Our Palates)
Published: 11/30/2016 -
Episode 6: Clever Like a Fox (Or, What Happens Inside Our Brains When We Play?)
Published: 11/2/2016 -
Episode 5: Greater Than Zero (Or, the Politics of Serious Games)
Published: 10/19/2016 -
Episode 4: Airplanes, Zoos, and Infinite Chickens (Or, Why Do Humans Like To Play?)
Published: 10/5/2016 -
Episode 3: Strange Loops and Circuit Benders (Or, How New Music Comes from Broken Machines)
Published: 9/21/2016 -
Episode 2: 32 Dots Per Spaceship (Or, the Video Game That Changed Tech History)
Published: 9/7/2016 -
Episode 1: Babbage and the Dancer (Or, Can You Fall in Love With a Robot?)
Published: 8/16/2016
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A series about the past and future of play and innovation, hosted by Steven Johnson, bestselling author and co-creator of the PBS series How We Got To Now. Necessity isn't always the mother of invention; some of our most important ideas arise out of moments of playful exploration. Inspired by Johnson's new book, Wonderland: How Play Made The Modern World, the podcast features conversations about creativity and invention with leading contemporary scientists, programmers, musicians, and more. More info at wonderland.audio.