Kevin Kelly on the Inevitable

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🗓️ 20 June 2016

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Futurist, author, and visionary Kevin Kelly talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his latest book, The Inevitable, Kelly's look at what the future might be like and the role of the human experience in a world increasingly filled with information, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the connecting of the planet's population.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty.
0:09.2	I'm your host, Russ Roberts, of Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
0:13.7	Our website is econtalk.org where you can subscribe, comment on this podcast, and find
0:18.7	links and other information related to today's conversation.
0:21.7	You'll also find our archives where you can listen to every episode we've ever done
0:25.8	going back to 2006.
0:28.2	Our email address is maladycontalk.org.
0:30.7	We'd love to hear from you.
0:34.6	Today is June 10, 2016, and my guest is Kevin Kelly.
0:38.9	His latest book is The Inevitable, understanding the 12 technological forces that will shape
0:44.7	our future.
0:45.7	Kevin, welcome back to Econ Talk.
0:47.5	I know it's always so good to talk to you.
0:50.7	This is a great book.
0:52.0	I don't say that very often.
0:53.8	It's a book I read every single word of, which I always try to do, but don't always succeed
0:59.2	at as a host.
1:01.4	This time I didn't only was able to do it despite the short amount of time I had to read
1:05.6	the book, but I savored it.
1:07.5	It's a vivid snapshot of the present.
1:09.5	It's beautifully written speculation about where we're heading.
1:13.0	It's provocative and mind blowing.
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