Is Faster Better?
Andrew Marr discusses the pace of life with Robert Colvile, Carl Honore, Sarah Dunant and Steve Jones.
On Start the Week Andrew Marr looks at the pace of life with the writer Robert Colvile who celebrates today's accelerating flow of change and argues that we are hard-wired to crave novelty, speed and convenience. But Carl HonorΓ© challenges this cult of speed in his praise of slowness. The scientist Steve Jones looks back at another period of history where the pace of change was revolutionary impacting scientifically, socially and politically - the French Revolution. And the writer Sarah Dunant focuses on 16th century Italy at a time when ideas in politics, religion and art were gathering pace.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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Robert Colvile
is a writer and journalist.
The Great Acceleration is published by Bloomsbury.
Carl HonorΓ©
is a journalist, author and speaker.
Steve Jones
is Emeritus Professor of Genetics at University College London.
No Need For Geniuses: Revolutionary Science in the Age of the Guillotine is published by Little, Brown.
Sarah Dunant
is a writer, broadcaster and critic.
In the Age of Giorgione is on at the Royal Academy of Arts in London until 5 June.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andrew Marr |
| Interviewed Guest | Robert Colvile |
| Interviewed Guest | Carl Honore |
| Interviewed Guest | Sarah Dunant |
| Interviewed Guest | Steve Jones |
| Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 Mar 2016 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 21 Mar 2016 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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