From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic: Simon Winchester about the magical way in which knowledge is now transmitted
EPISODE 1455: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW, Simon Winchester, about the magical way in which contemporary knowledge is transmitted
SIMON WINCHESTER is the New York Times best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman. His recent titles include The Perfectionists and Land. Winchester was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to journalism and literature. He lives in Massachusetts and New York City. His latest book is Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge from Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic (2023)
Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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