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Fred Hogge on An Icy Truth: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity and Destroy the Environment


Author: Andrew Keen November 28, 2022 Duration: 27:02
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Fred Hogge on An Icy Truth: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity and Destroy the Environment
Keen On America

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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 Fred Hogge, co-author of Of Ice and Men: How We’ve Used Cold to Transform Humanity.

Fred Hogge is a historian and film-maker who has long been in the business of storytelling. As a ghost-writer he has collaborated on books ranging from the history of cocktails to how the ancient Chinese art of Wing Tsun can be applied to modern businesses such as Penguin Random House and Hachette. Fred is British by birth and lives in Thailand.


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