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Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)
An investigation into one of humanity's oldest and most ubiquitous inventions: the ball. From Egyptian rituals to the birth of the rubber industry to new digital balls that can be controlled by software programs, the bal...
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Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball) is an episode from Wonderland Podcast with Steven Johnson by How We Get To Next. An investigation into one of humanity's oldest and most ubiquitous inventions:...
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Published Jan 11, 2017, 13:50 long, audio available.
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An investigation into one of humanity's oldest and most ubiquitous inventions: the ball. From Egyptian rituals to the birth of the rubber industry to new digital balls that can be controlled by software programs, the ball has played a surprisingly transformative role in society. Special guests: John Fox, author of The Ball: Discovering the Object of the Game, and Melissa Coleman of Hackaball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Published Jan 11, 2017 and 13:50 long