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Oct 2021
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#121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Cr...

Shane Parrish
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What do Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Jennifer Doudna all have in common? Celebrated journalist and author Walter Isaacson calls upon his years of research to explain how curiosity has always fueled creativity among history’s greatest innovators, and how each of those individuals shaped the world around them. On this episode Issacson d ... Show More
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