It's often said that to be employable in a 21st century economy we'll all need to be wired to our computers and one another. Maybe so, but we'd still be missing the qualities of mind and heart that enable us to understand the world and get along with one another. In an information glutted culture, how do we cultivate empathy, ingenuity, and resilience?
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Howard Gardner, Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard; author, Five Minds for the Future, Multiple Intelligences, and other works
Lewis Hyde, Poet and essayist; author of The Gift, exploring creativity and the commons; professor of creative writing, Kenyon College
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Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Gregg McVicar
Associate Producers: Naihma Deady, Matt Fidler
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Music in this program: "Todos Santos" - Daniel Lanois - Anti/Epitaph; "Homeland" - Keith Secola - AKINA Records; "A United Earth I" - Alan Stivell and Youssou N'Dour - Putumayo World Music; "Whitehorse Rides" - Moby - Silver Wave; "Pottsville Conglomerate" - Woodbrain - Yellow Dog Records ; "Gift 4 You" - Wade Fernandez - Song of the Black Wolf.
Duration: 55:00 minutes
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