Trailblazers with Walter Isaacson

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2023-12-13

  Encore - Toys: Toy To The World

The toy industry has a long history, but only really became a technology-heavy omnipresence since the 1970s. In this episode, see how toy manufacturers have adapted digital – or not – to win the battle for children’s attention.
  Dell Technologies author
2023-11-15

  Encore - Home Cooking: Technology Worth Savoring

Walter Isaacson asks: how did we go from inventing fire to the Instant Pot? How much different is cooking from its genesis tens of thousands of years ago? And just what does a microwave have to do with weaponry?
  Dell Technologies author
2023-10-04

  Encore - Wellness: Knowing Yourself

What do we mean when we talk about wellness, and why do people want it so badly? In this episode, we dive deep into this sometimes-nebulous field, talking to practitioners who spend their time helping people become well.
  Dell Technologies author
2023-09-06

  Encore - Education: Head of the Class

From the blackboard to bots, technology has made inroads into classrooms all over the world. Where will the next innovation in education come from? We take you to the head of the class in this episode.
  Dell Technologies author
2023-08-16

  Rebroadcast - Ice Cream: Innovation on Ice

Throughout the world and throughout history, you can find evidence of cultures enjoying cold desserts—precursors to the ice cream we love today. The desire to keep food cold led to the creation of European wine slushies in 1558 and to the transportatio...
  Dell Technologies author
2023-07-19

  Rebroadcast - Meat: Break a 2.5 Million Year Old Habit

The human obsession with meat has never wavered from prehistoric times until now. However, this food once reserved for the rich and powerful has led to global problems of an unprecedented scope and has exacerbated climate change in a way that few other...
  Dell Technologies author
2023-06-07

  Rebroadcast - Golf: Tee Time

This episode originally aired on March 20, 2018.Whether you see golf as an intense, white-knuckle competition, or a leisurely stroll around a course, the game has endured and the magic of the sport keeps growing. In this episode, we’ll take a look at h...
  Dell Technologies author
2023-05-10

  Rebroadcast - Parenting: It Takes a Village

This episode originally aired on August 11, 2021.You’ve probably heard the proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” That's because for most of human history, when it came to child-care, people had the daily support of family, friends and neighbo...
  Dell Technologies author
2023-04-05

  Visual Effects: Making Magic on the Silver Screen

 The 1902 film "A Trip to the Moon," is considered one of the earliest films to incorporate visual effects. Using double exposure stop motion animation, director George Méliès created the iconic image of a rocket skip flying directly into the Moon’s ey...
  Dell Technologies author
2023-03-22

  Prediction: Seeing the Future

In the early twentieth century, Evangeline Adams was the most famous fortune teller in America. Kings, actors and even bankers came to her for predictions. Though Adams was an astrologer, she wasn’t the only one predicting the future at the time. Gover...
  Dell Technologies author