David Sax: Why, If We Want to Create a More Human World, the Future Must Be Analog
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.
In this episode, Andrew is joined by David Sax, author of The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World.
David Sax is a writer, reporter, and speaker who specializes in business and culture. His book The Revenge of Analog was a #1 Washington Post bestseller, was selected as one of Michiko Kakutani’s Top Ten books of 2016 for the New York Times, and has been translated into six languages. He is also the author of three other books: Save the Deli, which won a James Beard award; The Soul of an Entrepreneur; and The Tastemakers. He lives in Toronto.
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