Episode · EconTalk · 2020-09-07
Russ Roberts & Margaret Heffernan: books mentioned on EconTalk
Margaret Heffernan on Uncharted
How do we prepare for a future that is unpredictable? That's the question at the heart of Margaret Heffernan's new book, Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future.
Russ Roberts discussed Uncharted by Margaret Heffernan and How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Uncharted
Discussed“her latest book and the subject of today's conversation is uncharted how to navigate the future”
Where to get it
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How Innovation Works
How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley explores the origins of incredible inventions and historical developments, arguing that innovation thrives on freedom and acts as the parent of prosperity.
Discussed“while i was reading your book one is i interviewed matt ridley about his book how innovation works”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Uncharted
“in fact you know one of the dr one of the reasons i wrote this book was because people kept coming up to me and saying well you know in the context of the brexit referendum”

