Steven Johnson, author of ''How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World''

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How was WiFi created? What inspired the idea for air conditioning? Popular science writer Johnson explores the history of innovation and examines where these ideas came from and how they came to exist. From a simple concept, bizarre coincidence, or surprising accident hear more about some of the most brilliant inventions that have revolutionized the world we live in. Johnson was the founder and Editor in Chief of FEED, one of the earliest online magazines and is also the co-creator and host of the ''How We Got to Now'' PBS series premiering this fall.