Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-09-16
Books mentioned on EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)
We revisit an episode from 2016 that asks: Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of? SOURCES:Martin Casado, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Innovators
The Innovators by Walter Isaacson is a comprehensive historical account detailing the collaborative efforts of hackers, geniuses, and geeks who engineered the digital revolution and invented the computer.
Discussed“and then Walter isacson published a book called The innovators how a group of hackers Geniuses and Geeks created the digital Revolution”
Where to get it
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More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave
Discussed“the name of my book is more work for mother the ironies of household technology from The Open Hearth to the microwave”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Innovators
“Then Walter Isaacson published a book called 'The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution'.”
Passing Triumph of the City
“he's the author of a book called Triumph of the city how our greatest invention makes us richer smarter Greener healthier and happier”
Own book More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave
“The name of my book is 'More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from The Open Hearth to the Microwave'.”