E10: The magic of Bell Labs

We're joined by Jon Gertner (author of THE IDEA FACTORY: BELL LABS AND THE GREAT AGE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION) and Jimmy Soni (author of A MIND AT PLAY: HOW CLAUDE SHANNON INVENTED THE INFORMATION AGE) to discuss our favorite "house of magic" - Bell Labs! Can Bell Labs ever be recreated? What would Claude Shannon think of ChatGPT? What can we learn about "doing great things" from Bell Labs?Shownotes: Bell Labs - Wikipedia page Claude Shannon - Wikipedia page Get Back (Beatles documentary) The Idea Factory - Jon's book about Bell Labs A Mind At Play - Jimmy's book about Claude Shannon The Ice At The End of The World - Jon's latest book about the melting ice sheet in Greenland The Founders - Jimmy's latest book about Paypal Jon's website Jimmy's website  Charlie's short story about the "Voyager 3" space probe