Simon Johnson: Our Thousand-Year Struggl...

<p>​​In this episode of Economics and Beyond, Rob Johnson and John Fullerton discuss his new book, <a href='https://newsociety.com/book/regenerative-economics/?srsltid=AfmBOoq4vVBoq0LFwsUH19sY_PqOlaoFloHJMpfqRaX0BGqJwSTdA4nI'>Regenerative Economics</a> which explores flaws in tra ... Show More

<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Fred Block, Research​ Professor of Sociology at UC Davis, joins Rob Johnson to discuss his latest book,​ <a href='https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-habitation-society/9781788217507'>The Habitation Society</a>, which ... Show More

Simon Johnson is an MIT economist and the co-author of a new book called “Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity”. Simon’s problem is this: How do you create the conditions for technological change to benefit many people, rather than just a ... Show More

Reach Out and Read has been working on a remarkable new strategy around a key element of what we do: books!  A strong approach is key to supporting our mission and as a sustainable part of how we work.  Angela Cunningham, Reach Out and Read's National Director of Books Strategy a ... Show More

We don't have to sacrifice our freedom for the sake of technological progress, says social technologist Divya Siddarth. She shares how a group of people helped retrain one of the world's most powerful AI models on a constitution they wrote — and offers a vision of technology that ... Show More

<p>Best-selling author and TED talk sensation Simon Sinek is fascinated by the people that make the greatest impact in their organisations, and in the world. He has discovered some remarkable patterns in how they think, act and communicate, and the environments in which people op ... Show More

Tech companies say that AI will lead to massive economic productivity gains. But as we know from the first digital revolution, that’s not what happened. Can we do better this time around?RECOMMENDED MEDIAPower and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson Professor Acemoglu co ... Show More

Show notes (free book summary) / PDF & Infographic / Start with WHY explains how we can create a long-term business by continually focusing on WHY we created our business. Starting with WHY will help us overcome unstable markets and build loyal customers. Learn on your terms. Get ... Show More

John Thornhill talks to the social scientist Shoshana Zuboff about her book, <em>The Age of Surveillance Capitalism</em>, and what we need to do to reclaim the more benign impacts of the digital revolution.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a styl ... Show More