how we got to now

What’s The Longest You Can Possibly Live?

May 25, 2021 Culture, Global Issues, Health, History, Science and Technology

Steven Johnson is host of the PBS/BBC series “How We Got to Now,” and the “American Innovations” podcast. He joins us to talk about societal change that has pushed us to live older, fuller lives and why that’s dependent on the greater good.

The Makings Of The Modern World

November 10, 2014 Uncategorized

This hour, we’ll explore the unlikely origins of everyday items with Steven Johnson, author of How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World.