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Ada Palmer - A history of Saving the World

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Meet Ada Palmer, a historian and science fiction author who believes that when we zoom out to a centuries scale, humanity has a lot to be hopeful about. This conversation is a time-travelling adventure, that explores how far we’ve come since the1600s, where we might end up in 2454 and why Shakespeare was worried about fake news too. Find out more about Ada: www.AdaPalmer.com www.ExUrbe.com Twitter: @Ada_Palmer Metaverse: @[email protected] Bluesky: @adapalmer.bsky.social This podcast is hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose from Fix The News. Audio sweeting by Anthony Badolato at Ai3 – audio and voice.

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