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How the world was shaped by goofing off
FromFT Alphachat
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2017
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Podcast episode
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From fashion to music to drinking in pubs, the activities we do for delight and wonder have led to some of history's greatest innovations. Steven Johnson, author of Wonderland: How play made the modern world, joins Cardiff Garcia to discus how what we do for pleasure often has astonishing effects on the serious parts of our lives, much later on. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Feb 3, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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