Episode 8.10 The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Explained
Digging into Elizabeth Eisenstein’s magisterial and seminal work on how print changed culture.
Show Notes
We almost entirely ended up talking about the contents of this book specifically! And we weren’t joking about how dense it is:
We did mention a couple other episodes of the show:
- 8.08: Jurassic Park—Explained
- on friction
- 7.09: Frictioneers
Upcoming books
- July (8.12 and 8.13): Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness, Simone Brown
- August (8.14 and 8.15): The Real World of Technology, Ursula Franklin
- September (8.16 and 8.17): (probably) Technopoly, Neil Postman
Music
- “Alpha Orionis” by Juffbass
- “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho
Sponsors
Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:
- Daniel Ellcey
- Douglas Campos
- Jake Grant
- Marnix Klooster
- Spencer Smith
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