Thank God for Hedonists
There is virtue in delight! We chanced upon new building materials, better computer software, and a global economy by frittering away our time. On The Gist, author Steven Johnson says our flights of fancy may have driven most of human progress. Johnson's new book is Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World. For the Spiel, the passings of 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Gist · Peach Fish Productions
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There is virtue in delight! We chanced upon new building materials, better computer software, and a global economy by frittering away our time. On The Gist, author Steven Johnson says our flights of fancy may have driven most of human progress. Johnson's new book is Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World.
For the Spiel, the passings of 2016.
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