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Why We Love Sociopaths: Interview

Posted on March 25, 2013March 25, 2013 in Book reviews, interviewsby Scott Berkun

Last week I reviewed the book Why We Love Sociopaths: a guide to late capitalist television and I enjoyed it…

Answering Proust: a fun interview

Posted on November 3, 2011 in interviews, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

My friend Sara Peyton at O’Reilly Media interviewed me in ’08 using questions from the famous Proust questionaire. Recently I…

Bruce Springsteen on Creativity

Posted on August 8, 2011December 29, 2016 in Creative Thinking, interviewsby Scott Berkun

When I failed out of college and was stuck in Queens for a year, it was a mix tape…

How do you invent vaccines? An interview

Posted on July 28, 2011 in Creative Thinking, Innovation, interviewsby Scott Berkun

Last month I had the honor of being the opening speaker at an event at Crucell, an organization that…

Being Geek: An interview with Michael Lopp

Posted on August 31, 2010 in Books, interviewsby Scott Berkun

I had the chance to interview Michael Lopp, of RandsinRepose fame, about his new book, Being Geek. The book,…

Interview w/Ian Tyson: comedian & motivational speaker

Posted on May 13, 2009 in interviewsby Scott Berkun

Ian is a long time public speaker who speaks frequently to very tough crowds:  high school students. His talks…

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