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\u201cTo live is to count and to count is to calculate.\u201d\xa0But before we plugged in the computer to express this ethos, we pulled out the pocket calculator. It became a monarch of mathematics that sparked a computing revolution. But it\u2019s not the only deceptively modest innovation that changed how we work and live. Find out how sewing a scrap of fabric into clothing helped define private life and how adding lines to paper helped build an Empire. Plus, does every invention entail irrevocable cultural loss?\nGuests:\nKeith Houston\xa0\u2013 author of \u201cEmpire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator.\u201d\nHannah Carlson\xa0\u2013 teaches dress history and material culture at the Rhode Island School of Design, author of \u201cPockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close.\u201d\nDominic Riley\xa0\u2013 bookbinder in the U.K.\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\xa0and\xa0Jun Miyake\nBig Picture Science is part of the\xa0Airwave Media\xa0podcast network.\xa0Please contact\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices