John Thornhill: What Do Startup Entrepreneurs and Authors Have in Common?
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 John Thornhill, Innovation Editor of the Financial Times and founder of Sifted.
John Thornhill is the Innovation Editor at the Financial Times writing a weekly column on the impact of technology. He is also the founder and editorial director of Sifted, the FT-backed site for European startups, and founder of FT Forums, which hosts monthly meetings for senior executives. John was previously deputy editor and news editor of the FT in London. He has also been Europe editor, Paris bureau chief, Asia editor, Moscow correspondent and Lex columnist.
Paul Boross: How Humor is the Best Antidote to Theocracy In Both Politics and the Workplace
MinaLima on The Art of Designing the Graphics For the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beast Films
There's More to Life Than Politics: Orville Schell's Fictional Message to Xi Jinping
Kristin Keffeler: Why Do We Care About the Scions of Wealthy American Families Struggling to Find Purpose?
Josiah Ober: In a Time of Hostility Toward Reason and Science, What Can the Ancient Greeks Teach us About the Value of Rationality?
Michael J. Wolf: If AI, Web3.0, and the Metaverse Are Utopian Pipe Dreams, What Internet Innovation Can Actually Help Save the World?
Robert Draper on Weapons of Mass Distraction: How the Republican Party Lost Its Mind After the January 6 Insurrection
Bruce Davis: Do the Oscars Have a Future in an Age of Superhero Sequels and Prequels?
Shahan Mufti: How the 1977 Siege of Washington Marks the Beginning of Our Preoccupation With "Terrorist" Violence and Real-Time News
Andrew Koppelman: How American Libertarianism Became the Delusional Ideology of Greedy, Selfish Capitalists
Fred Hogge on An Icy Truth: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity and Destroy the Environment
Roger Ballen: Why Good Photography Should Get Underneath Our Skin and Assault Us
Michael P. Leiter: Why the Latest Battle Between Elon Musk and Twitter Works Is Part of a Bigger War About Burnout and the Need to Manage People's Relationships With Their Jobs