Show Notes for Episode 47, Scott Page "The Difference"

I met Scott Page in Santa Fe last June. I was helping my mother move from Kansas City to San Diego, and I thought I would drop in on the Santa Fe Institute and introduce myself, since I had just completed the show with Eric Beinhocker. Scott Page was one of the people I met and he mentioned that he had just finished a book for Princeton on diversity. Cut to this winter, when I saw the book in the Princeton catalog and I had a sense that it would make a good show. And here we are, speaking about his book The Difference.

The work on diversity and complexity that is done at both Michigan and Santa Fe is pretty mind-boggling. This book is a very accessible way to learn about how diversity can work and, more importantly, how to get out of thinking of diversity as a politically correct concept and begin to think of diversity as an extremely powerful problem solving tool.

Now, if you're reading this after you have listened to the interview, and you want to know about the Catsup/Ketchup question, I will admit that I keep mine in the fridge. I have a bottle of Tabasco flavored ketchup made by the Tabasco company, and it clearly says on the outside to refridgerate after opening. If you want to know why this is important, I suggest you pick up a copy of the book ;)

The episode runs 36:48. Here is the link.

Episode 4 of Yale is now available as well. Busy week last week. Also, a belated shout out to another college roomie, SM, who turned 38 this month. S, we'll try to get together this summer so I can laugh at the Phillies!

Chris

Tags: Scott+Page, The Difference, Diversity, Santa Fe Institute

Comments

[Philip Meza]

Hello:

I was checking out your blog and noticed my newest book listed under future reading. Thanks for that.

I also noticed that you are currently reading one of my favorite books, Joseph Mitchell's "Up the Old Hotel." Now that is a terrific book. If you enjoy it, you might check out anything written by Mitchell's friend and fellow New Yorker writer A.J. Liebling. (You'll find his stuff at Powell's.)

If you have any questions or comments on my book, feel free to drop me a line.

Philip