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How Wired Magazine’s Senior Maverick Kevin Kelly Writes: Part One


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New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of Wired magazine, Kevin Kelly, stopped by the show to chat with me about his journey from travel journalist to famed futurist.

Mr. Kelly’s storied and winding career has taken him around the world in search of visions of the new digital frontier.

Kevin is a renowned TED speaker and author of multiple bestsellers including his latest, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future, a title that offers an optimistic roadmap of how new technologies will shape humanity.

Dubbed “the Most Interesting Man in the World” by Tim Ferris, Mr. Kelly began writing on the internet near its inception and never looked back. He has taken gigs including Editor for the Whole Earth Review, and presently Senior Maverick at Wired magazine, a magazine he co-founded in 1993, and where he served as Executive Editor until 1999.

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In Part One of the file Kevin Kelly and I discuss:

  • How an Amateur Photographer Became a Bestselling Author and Digital Visionary
  • The Future of Artificial Intelligence
  • How a Technologist Keeps His Finger on the Pulse of the Future
  • Why You Should Write to Understand Your Ideas
  • The Importance of the Incubation Phase for Writers
  • The Show Notes

    • How Wired Magazine s Senior Maverick Kevin Kelly Writes: Part Two
    • Kevin Kelly’s Personal Website
    • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future – Kevin Kelly
    • 1,000 True Fans
    • Cool Tools Website
    • Kevin Kelly on Google+
    • Kevin Kelly on Twitter
    • Kelton Reid on Twitter
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