http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/1014589 Steven Johnson's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 18 May 2013 10:36:54 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=1014589&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/1014589 136 728 Head shot of {$person->name} Author Steven Johnson, co-founder and editor-in-chief of FEED, the former science and culture web magazine, talked about his life, career, and body of work and responded to telephone calls and electronic communicatons. He focused on issues such as communications technology, ways in which innovation affects government policy an daily lives, copyright and intellectual property, and the impact of developments in online technology and social media on the economy and lives of Americans. He is the author of eight books: [Interface Culture: How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create and Communicate] (1999); [Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software] (2002); [Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life] (2005); [Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter] (2005); [The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World] (2006); [The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America] (2008); [Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation] (2010); [Future Perfect: The Case of Progress in a Networked Age] (2012). http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Call-In http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT Steven Johnson maps out the patterns behind genuine innovation. Mr. Johnson says that while technology changes over time, the process that leads to innovative ideas has remained relatively unchanged. This event at McMenamins Bagdad Theater in Portland, Oregon, was co-sponsored by Powell's Books and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), and was part of the Wordstock festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296072-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296072-1 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:58:43 GMT A panel of authors discussed the state of the publishing industry. The focus of discussion was how electronic media and the Internet has moved the power of publishing from corporations to individual authors. Topics included the changes in publishing patterns that would be brought on by the permanent availability of books that have been stored electronically and how searching on Google differs from traditional marketing. Self-published authors, including Jason Barger, participated from the audience. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. The panel of BookExpo America 2009 "Do Publishers Still Hold the Keys to the Kingdom? A Panel of Authors Weigh In" was held Friday, May 29, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. on the Downtown Author Stage. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286724-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/286724-1 Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:59 GMT Steven Johnson talked about [The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America] (Riverhead; December 26, 2008). The book recounts the life of Joseph Priestly, scientist and theologian, who discovered oxygen and played a key role in the founding of the Unitarian Church. Joseph Priestly was a close friend of Benjamin Franklin and walked in the same social circles as many of the Founding Fathers who, according to the author, thought highly of him. Joseph Priestly conducted an experiment that led to his discovery of the existence of oxygen on August 1, 1774. Mr. Johnson responded to questions from member of the audience following his presentation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283175-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283175-1 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:59:55 GMT Steven Johnson talked about his book [The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World], published by Riverhead. The "ghost map" refers to a map of a city neighborhood created by pioneering British doctor John Snow in 1854. Graphically marking deaths from a cholera epidemic, the map helped pinpoint the source of the disease outbreak and eventually led to reforms in city sanitation and a better understanding of water-borne illnesses. After his presentation, Mr. Johnson answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195298-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195298-1 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:19 GMT Steven Johnson talked about his book [Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter], published by Riverhead. He argued that popular culture has grown more complicated, to the point where it is like brain exercise, for example, video games. He said that current popular culture is made up of complex systems. After his presentation he answered audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186827-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186827-1 Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:45:27 GMT