Episode 110: Calestous Juma
Calestous Juma is a prolific author who focuses on the intersection of society, science and international development.\xa0 \xa0 He is a professor and director of the Science, Technology and Globalization project at the Belfer Center for Science and International affairs at Harvard.\xa0 \xa0 Calestous grew up in flood prone village on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya and in this episode he describes how his upbringing inspired his interest in understanding the relationship between nature, economic development, and technological change. We kick off discussing his forthcoming book, out in July, titled\xa0Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies--which includes, among other things, a fascinating\xa0discussion\xa0about what this history of\xa0margarine can teach us about the future of global development.\xa0 \xa0 This conversation was a delight, Calestous tells some great stories and offers some intriguing insights about trends in global development. And if you are not already, you should definitely follow him on twitter @Calestous. And I'm @MarkLGoldberg.