Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing Podcast

Today we carry around an almost infinite amount of information in our
pockets, allowing us to instantaneously search for answers to almost
any question. We hardly ever feel in the dark anymore, and we naturally
tend to think that is a good thing. But is it always?

In his provocative new book, Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing,
Future Tense Fellow Jamie Holmes argues that our informational instant
gratification isn’t necessarily making us wiser. He explores the
positive role of ambiguity and uncertainty in forcing us to see the
world from a fresh perspective, and to think more deeply about the
questions before us.

Join Future Tense for the launch of Nonsense with a conversation between Jamie Holmes and Maria Konnikova, contributing writer for The New Yorker, on the downside of having the answer to every question at our fingertips.