Techonomics Podcast
1) Final Episode: Reviving the 'Renaissance' Person in Age of Specialization
David Epstein 'Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World' 'The Sports Gene' Author's note: This is the final segment of Techonomics. It's been three years of discovery and I'm so ...Show More
2) Taking Apple to the Next Level: Tim Cook
'Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level' Leander Khaney CultOfMac.com By Jason Middleton First is a mea culpa. I was not a huge fan of Apple CEO and Steve Jobs' successor T...Show More
3) Being a Late Bloomer May Be Better for You
Rich Karlgaard LATE BLOOMERS: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement By Jason Middleton This one is about early-career prodigies versus late bloomers. Let's review...Show More
4) All Pre-Prepped for Retirement? Me Neither...
Jean Chatzky 'Women with Money' Bankrate.comhttps://www.bankrate.com/retirement/ AARP's Social Security Resource Center By Jason Middleton Retirement planning - the two most boring words since ...Show More
5) Persistent Problem: Misuse of Already Bad Data (Weaponized?)
Prof. Cathy O'Neill: 'Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy' Her company: ORCAA Prof. Shoshanna Zuboff: 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism' P...Show More
6) Building Dynamic, Diverse Downtowns for 21st Century
Professor Alex Garvin 'The Heart of the City: Creating Vibrant Downtowns for a New Century' By Jason Middleton Urban planning fascinates me, the ebb and flow of people, converted spaces an...Show More
7) Undoing the Cycle of Self-Sabotage, or, 'Stop Doing that S***!'
'Stop Doing that S***!' book 'Un (Eff) Yourself' book Gary John Bishop, author By Jason Middleton Alexander Pope dropped An Essay on Criticism back in 1711, and in that essay a quote for t...Show More
8) Software Coders Define Our World ... Is That OK?
Clive Thompson, Wired & New York Times Clive's Twitter 'Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World' By Jason Middleton Software may well in fact eat the world, but som...Show More
9) 'Savage News': Novel Approach to Covering the White House
Jessica Yellin on Instagram 'Savage News' novel By Jason Middleton The author we're talking with next has written a new novel titled Savage News. And boy she nailed that. She could have g...Show More
10) Invest Early, Often for Millennials
Erin Lowry'Broke Millennial Takes on Investing: A Beginner’s Guide to Leveling Up Your Money.' By Jason Middleton Retirement planning - it's the mantra of every financial advisor, planner and fi...Show More