Friday April 20 The American economy has been driven by waves of technological change and the successful adoption of ideas from elsewhere. The author of Land of Promise tells us how it happened, and what history teaches us about the way ahead Continue reading… Thursday April 19 Will it be possible to live forever? Is there such a thing as the soul, or immortality in one’s legacy? The author of a new book on immortality explores the eternal questions, from elixirs of life to modern-day cryonics Continue reading… Wednesday April 18 The history professor and author of Too Much to Know tells us what researchers have been discovering about how earlier human societies collected, organised and used information Continue reading… Tuesday April 17 Europe after the war was a scene of both physical and moral destruction. The author of Savage Continent recommends essential reading for understanding the suffering, dislocation and fighting after the war was over Continue reading… Monday April 16 The writer dubbed “LA’s number one muckraker” peels away the phoney baloney to tell us about power, pollution and pulp fiction in the City of Angels Continue reading… | 
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