Episode 87: Andrew McAfee on the Geek Mindset

What does it mean to be geeky — and how are geeks changing the world? Andrew McAfee joins Vasant Dhar in episode 87 of Brave New World to share his insights on how geeks have created a brave new innovation culture.

Useful resources:
1. Andrew McAfee on TwitterLinkedInAmazonMIT and his own website.
2. The Geek Way — Andrew McAfee.
3. The Second Machine Age — Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee.
4. Elon Musk — Walter Isaacson.
5. No Rules Rules — Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer.
6. Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 — AnnaLee Saxenian.
7. The New Argonauts — AnnaLee Saxenian.
8. What the Dormouse Said — John Markoff.
9. John’s Markoff’s interview of Raj Reddy.
10. The Secret of Our Success — Joseph Henrich.
11. The Knowledge Machine — Michael Strevens.
12. When It Comes to Culture, Does Your Company Walk the Talk? — Donald Sull, Stefano Turconi and Charles Sull.
13. The Paradigm Shifts in Artificial Intelligence — Vasant Dhar.

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