"The keys to our destruction and our salvation are in the same place."
"You can't have big egos in small groups."
"It's like trying to make the fish see the water."
"The idea of technology saving us really warms the cockles of my heart."

Season 01 Episode 01

Technology and the Origins of Creativity

Featuring Carie Little Hersh

Which came first, technology or humanity? The answer might surprise you. Anthropologist Carie Little Hersh joins Dirk and Jon to look at creativity, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) through the lens of science.

Anthropologist Carie Little Hersh kicks off our journey to future-proof creatives. Dr. Hersh helps us explore the evolution of creativity and technology. We discuss the relationships between humanity, technology, and creativity, how and why humans develop technology, and whether Steven Pinker’s contention that this is the best time to be alive is really true.

Carie Little Hersh

Anthropologist

Dr. Carie Little Hersh is an American cultural anthropologist, former attorney, and teaching professor in Anthropology at Northeastern University. She is writing two books, one on my field research in religion and scientific authority, the other on medical culture, all while I’m raising two small children.

Dirk Knemeyer

Producer

Dirk is a social futurist, helping to imagine and implement social systems that better humanity. His research on the human condition has taken him around the world, from North Korea to Nepal, and from an anti-immigration parade in Germany to meeting with a community leader in Ferguson, Missouri. Previously a design entrepreneur, he created successful technology companies in Silicon Valley, Boston, and his native Ohio.

Jonathan Follett

Producer

Jon is a writer, musician, and emerging tech researcher who is a principal at GoInvo, a design practice dedicated to innovation in healthcare. His published books include science fiction novel "Marvin and the Moths" with Scholastic and "Designing for Emerging Technologies" with O’Reilly. He produces electronic dance music under the name Jonny Fallout.

Season 01 Episode 01

Technology and the Origins of Creativity

Featuring Carie Little Hersh

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Carie Little Hersh

Dirk Knemeyer

Jonathan Follett

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