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Wonderland Podcast with Steven Johnson podcast

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Wonderland Podcast with Steven Johnson

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  How We Get To Next  

A series about the past and future of play and innovation, hosted by Steven Johnson, bestselling author and co-creator of the PBS series How We Got To Now. Necessity isn't always the mother of invention; some of our most important ideas arise out of moments of playful exploration. Inspired by Johnson's new book, Wonderland: How Play Made The Modern World, the podcast features conversations about creativity and invention with leading contemporary scientists, programmers, musicians, and more. More info at wonderland.audio.

A series about the past and future of play and innovation, hosted by Steven Johnson, bestselling author and co-creator of the PBS series How We Got To Now. Necessity isn't always the mother of invention; some of our most important ideas arise out of moments of playful exploration. Inspired by Johnson's new book, Wonderland: How Play Made The Modern World, the podcast features conversations about creativity and invention with leading contemporary scientists, programmers, musicians, and more. More info at wonderland.audio.

 

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#10

Episode 10: For the Fun of It (Or, the Play in Great Work)

In the final episode of the season, we explore ornamentation, the non-medical application ... more

25 Jan 2017

13 MINS

13:53

25 Jan 2017

#9

Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)

An investigation into one of humanity's oldest and most ubiquitous inventions: the ball. F... more

11 Jan 2017

13 MINS

13:51

11 Jan 2017

#8

Episode 8: Party in the Front (Or, How We Incorporate Play into Work)

An exploration of the cultural shift that began with a leisure space of idle chatter and l... more

15 Dec 2016

18 MINS

18:21

15 Dec 2016

#7

Episode 7: In Pursuit of Condiments (Or, How the Spice Trade Changed Our Palates)

From the thrilling story of the Pepper Wreck and its salvage to the strange tale of a 12 y... more

30 Nov 2016

17 MINS

17:04

30 Nov 2016

#6

Episode 6: Clever Like a Fox (Or, What Happens Inside Our Brains When We Play?)

A look into how games and childhood play encourage the kind of adaptive, flexible thinking... more

02 Nov 2016

18 MINS

18:59

02 Nov 2016

#5

Episode 5: Greater Than Zero (Or, the Politics of Serious Games)

An investigation into the surprising history of games designed to change our political val... more

19 Oct 2016

19 MINS

19:25

19 Oct 2016

#4

Episode 4: Airplanes, Zoos, and Infinite Chickens (Or, Why Do Humans Like To Play?)

An exploration of the power of play, from screen-based games like Pokemon Go or Minecraft,... more

05 Oct 2016

16 MINS

16:05

05 Oct 2016

#3

Episode 3: Strange Loops and Circuit Benders (Or, How New Music Comes from Broken Machines)

A mysterious stranger in San Francisco's Union Square helps jumpstart a sonic revolution w... more

21 Sep 2016

26 MINS

26:23

21 Sep 2016

#2

Episode 2: 32 Dots Per Spaceship (Or, the Video Game That Changed Tech History)

A look back at the origins of Spacewar!, the first original video game and one of the most... more

07 Sep 2016

17 MINS

17:26

07 Sep 2016

#1

Episode 1: Babbage and the Dancer (Or, Can You Fall in Love With a Robot?)

An eight-year-old boy's encounter with a robotic toy doll ends up changing the course of t... more

16 Aug 2016

18 MINS

18:53

16 Aug 2016