A conversation between Azeem Azhar and Philip Auerswald. For the tech community, code almost exclusively has a uniform meaning: a set of instructions, only written by humans, that specifies any action a computer should execute. until recently In his , Philip Auerswald talks about “code” in a broader meaning of the word — it is the “how” of human productivity, the manner in which we create, refine and implement the infrastructure that forms a human society. Philip argues that we are at one of those crucial stages now, and through his book offers a guide to the future. most recent book The advance of code, from the Neolithic era to the modern times, has been driving the identity and work reinvention. For weekly updates on the most pressing questions in technology, follow my newsletter. Sign up . HERE In the latest episode of Exponential View podcast, I talk to Philip about his book; we spend a good amount of time discussing the human relationship to code, the sweeping changes taking over the workforce, and reinvention of what it means to be human. Philip Auerswald is an associate professor of public policy at George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government and a co-editor of Innovations, a quarterly journal about entrepreneurial solutions to global challenges. He currently leads the Global Entrepreneurship Research Network, an initiative of the Kauffman Foundation. His most recent book, , explains how code has been a key driver of human development. The Code Economy: A Forty-Thousand-Year History Listen to the full episode here:
