{"id":2734,"date":"2014-10-07T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T19:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therowboat.com\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2014-10-09T16:24:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T20:24:27","slug":"wisdom-hacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanschneider.info\/2014\/10\/wisdom-hacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom Hacking"},"content":{"rendered":"
Starting this Thursday, October 9, tune your radios and podcast machines to On Being<\/em><\/strong>, Krista Tippett’s extraordinary, nationally syndicated public radio show about the meanings of life\u2014I will be the guest<\/a>.<\/p>\n Krista interviewed me this summer at the Chautauqua Institution about my books, God in Proof <\/em><\/a>and Thank You, Anarchy<\/em><\/a>, as well as my recent reporting on the politics of technology. During our conversation, under the canopy of a Greek-temple-ish structure with more than a thousand listeners, I felt I was in the presence of a mentor and a kindred spirit\u2014someone who shares my love of exalted topics, as well as someone who had taken the time and energy to engage deeply with my work. Choose a way to listen to the show here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Both books are still available<\/strong>, either directly from University of California Press (God here<\/a>, Occupy here<\/a>) using the special discount code 13M4225, or wherever else books are sold.<\/p>\n Sometimes exalted topics need to get hacked. That’s why I’m taking part in an experiment called Wisdom Hackers<\/strong>, a kind of philosophy incubator. After spending our summers exploring burning questions, this band of artists, explorers, and instigators are sharing the results in a collaborative book<\/a>, thanks to a new serial-based publishing venture called The Pigeonhole (which my new bride Claire explains here<\/a>).<\/p>\n My contribution, which formed during a search for new social contracts around the world, ended up becoming a reflection on our culture’s fascination with hacking itself\u2014the allure and the trouble. It will become available on November 10, but in the meantime, subscribe to the book<\/strong> here<\/a> (yes, you can subscribe to books now) and read the work of my fellow hackers.<\/p>\n This fall I’m honored to begin a new column at America<\/em> magazine<\/strong>, a leading Catholic weekly. Follow my columns and blog posts at my author page<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn to the hacking<\/h2>\n
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