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b'Only two of the following three creations have had lasting scientific or cultural impact:\\xa0The telescope \\u2026 the Sistine Chapel ceiling \\u2026 the electric banana.\\xa0Find out why one didn\\u2019t make the cut as a game-changer, and why certain eras and places produce a remarkable flowering of creativity (we\\u2019re looking at you, Athens).\\xa0\\nPlus, Yogi Berra found it difficult to make predictions, especially about the future, but we try anyway.\\xa0A technology expert says he\\u2019s identified the next Silicon Valley.\\xa0Hint: its focus is on genetic \\u2013 not computer \\u2013 code and its language in the lab is Mandarin.\\nWe got the past and the future covered.\\xa0Where\\u2019s innovation now?\\xa0We leave that to the biohackers who are remaking the human body one sensory organ at a time.\\xa0Are you ready for eye-socket cameras and mind readers?\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nEric Weiner - Author of \\u201cThe Geography of Genius; A Search for the World\\u2019s Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\n Alec Ross \\u2013 Technology policy expert, former Senior Advisor for Innovation for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and author of \\u201cThe Industries of the Future\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nKara Platoni - Science reporter, author of \\u201cWe Have the Technology: How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are Transforming Human Perception, One Sense at a Time\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'