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Is Brexit more important than Bitcoin? How do we rank Buddhism vs TikTok?
The world changes, technology advances, but what really matters and how much? Sam explains the Innovation Richter Scale, a framework for understanding impact at every level of technology and what it means to society.
In Nate Silver's book "On The Edge", he introduces a Technology Richter scale to determine the impact of AI. Sam takes the idea much, much further because it's cool.
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About Wiser Pod
Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.
Sam Webster Harris
Nicolas Vereecke
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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation
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Chapters
00:00 Innovation Richter Scale
01:47 Why create a Scale?
04:32 Earthquake Metaphor
06:54 Invention, Innovation, Technology
06:54 Ranking Magnitude not Morality
08:01 The Innovation Richter Scale - Level 1 - 10
08:04 Level 1 - Shower thoughts
08:23 Level 2 - Actioned Idea (In private)
08:42 Level 3 - Public ideas (Not popular)
10:10 Level 4 - Popular and commercial ideas
11:01 Level 5 - Defining Brand
12:31 Level 6 - Innovation of the year
15:53 Level 7 - Innovation of the Decade
18:12 Level 8 - Innovation of the Century
21:22 Level 9 - Innovation of the Era
23:46 Level 10 - Species Epoch
28:24 Wrap up and where to find part 2
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Is Brexit more important than Bitcoin? How do we rank Buddhism vs TikTok?
The world changes, technology advances, but what really matters and how much? Sam explains the Innovation Richter Scale, a framework for understanding impact at every level of technology and what it means to society.
In Nate Silver's book "On The Edge", he introduces a Technology Richter scale to determine the impact of AI. Sam takes the idea much, much further because it's cool.
- - -
About Wiser Pod
Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.
Sam Webster Harris
Nicolas Vereecke
- - -
How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation
Available on all podcast players:
Can't find it on your player?
RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8
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Chapters
00:00 Innovation Richter Scale
01:47 Why create a Scale?
04:32 Earthquake Metaphor
06:54 Invention, Innovation, Technology
06:54 Ranking Magnitude not Morality
08:01 The Innovation Richter Scale - Level 1 - 10
08:04 Level 1 - Shower thoughts
08:23 Level 2 - Actioned Idea (In private)
08:42 Level 3 - Public ideas (Not popular)
10:10 Level 4 - Popular and commercial ideas
11:01 Level 5 - Defining Brand
12:31 Level 6 - Innovation of the year
15:53 Level 7 - Innovation of the Decade
18:12 Level 8 - Innovation of the Century
21:22 Level 9 - Innovation of the Era
23:46 Level 10 - Species Epoch
28:24 Wrap up and where to find part 2
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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