EI Weekly Listen — Iskander Rehman on early modern information overload

28/06/2024 22 min
EI Weekly Listen — Iskander Rehman on early modern information overload

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Episode Synopsis

The sense of being overwhelmed and constantly distracted is nothing new. Historians and policymakers should look to the 17th century for guidance on how to grapple with information overload. Read by Helen Lloyd.

Image: Rembrandt's 'Portrait of a Scholar', 1631. Credit: PRISMA ARCHIVO / Alamy Stock Photo