Alex Wright is the Head of User Experience at Google News. He’s also an author, and his most recent book, Informatica, is the second edition of Glut, his deep history of the information age. In this conversation, we discuss the history of information technologies and why learning about it matters to people who work in tech.Show notesAlex WrightAlex Wright (@alexgrantwright) / XAlex Wright - LinkedInInformatica: Mastering Information through the Ages by Alex WrightCataloging the World: Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age by Alex WrightPaul Otlet - WikipediaS. R. Ranganathan - WikipediaCharles Ammi Cutter - WikipediaMelvil Dewey - WikipediaAnthony Panizzi - WikipediaUniversal Decimal Classification - WikipediaVannevar Bush - WikipediaThe Printing Press as an Agent of Change by Elizabeth Eisenstein bookThe Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook by Niall FergusonCarl Linnaeus - WikipediaGeorges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon - WikipediaBetamax - WikipediaWalkman - WikipediaApple II - WikipediaThe Futures Cone, use and history – The VoroscopeInstitute for the FutureClaude Shannon - WikipediaShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links.If you're enjoying the show, please rate or review us in Apple's podcast directory:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-informed-life/id1450117117?itsct=podcast_box&itscg=30200

Global Wealth Strategist Alex Wright from Apollo and Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok discuss strategies for finding risk premiums in a challenging financial landscape. They explore the impact of interest rate cuts on investments, the importance of seeking risk premiums for higher returns, and the growth of private credit markets. The conversation highlights the benefits of incorporating private assets into portfolios and the significance of smaller companies in the economy.