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A newsletter from author Steven Johnson exploring where good ideas come from—and how to keep them from turning against us.

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About Steven Johnson

Author of 13 books, including The Ghost Map, Where Good Ideas Come From, and most recently, Extra Life. Host and co-creator of the PBS/BBC TV series Extra Life and How We Got to Now, and host of the American Innovations podcast.

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