On this week’s show we have a fascinating conversation with author and journalist Tom Standage about the what we can learn from the history of technology.

His latest book A Brief History of Motion is published by Bloomsbury.

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  1. […] There’s something fascinating about how the history of technological development can help to shape our understanding of the present and the future, something that I discussed earlier this week with another author, Tom Standage. […]

  2. […] Hackers in Hoodies to the digital transformation of organised crime, funded by nation-states. As Tom Standage put it to me recently, ransomware is how cybercriminals work from home. Goher Mohammed from L&Q and Rob Miller from […]

  3. […] Tom’s work exploring the history of technologies to better understand the present and the future I find deeply fascinating. This time he explores that world of personal transportation. He came on our podcast a few weeks ago to talk about it. […]

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