084 - Silicon Valley: from "a Bicycle for the Mind” to “Opiate for the Masses” with Adam Fisher

In this episode, we are joined by writer and speaker, Adam Fisher, to discuss his latest book, Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom). Adam has previously worked as a freelance journalist for a variety of prestigious publications and as Features Editor of New York Magazine and Wired Magazine.

The Silicon Valley of today, and why Adam believes the industry is now a game between the old and the young The origins of gaming, and the declining role played by women over the course of its evolution The counterculture of Silicon Valley, and why today’s social media obsessed society has corrupted the science of computing Key Takeaways and Learnings Nerd culture: how today’s popular culture has been taken over by the less popular Morality: how a social media obsessed world is failing humanity Doing: why the future of computing innovation relies on doing and not talking Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode Get in touch with Adam via Twitter or LinkedIn Adam's website Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom), a book by Adam Fisher The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine, a paper by Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page Kim Stanley Robinson books Innovaton Ecosystem Episode 050 – Hacking Flow: How to Make Outperformance a Habit with Steven Kotler