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At a Distance

Alec Nevala-Lee on the Enduring Legacy of R. Buckminster Fuller

Nov 28, 2022
40:44

Alec Nevala-Lee, author of the new biography “Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller,” talks with us about what Fuller has in common (and doesn’t) with Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, the myth of the start-up founder, and why design solutions also need to take politics into account.

Episode sponsored by Grand Seiko.

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