Ep 64 - Alvin Toffler and Future Shock pt 1

08/26/17 • 22 min

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This week we talk Alvin Toffler and his 1970 book Future Shock. We look at the present through a future lens from the past... or something.

Also, Sean falls down a Wikipedia rabbit hole.

This week we talk Alvin Toffler and his 1970 book Future Shock. We look at the present through a future lens from the past... or something.

Also, Sean falls down a Wikipedia rabbit hole.

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Ep 65 - Alvin Toffler pt 2

This week is a further examination of Alvin Toffler's writings and ideas. He wrote about the near future, which we are living in today.

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