Maggie Jackson: Uncertain
ABOUT THE SHOW
If one thing’s for certain, it’s how uncertain the future looks. But are we better off not knowing all the answers? One of the world’s leading thinkers on social change and how technology affects our lives, National Book Award nominee Maggie Jackson makes the case for uncertainty, exploring how being comfortable with ambivalence and ambiguity fuels wisdom, resilience and creativity.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author known for her prescient writings on social trends. Her latest book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, was named a Top 25 Nonfiction Book of 2024 by the Next Big Idea Club co-led by Malcolm Gladwell and the Nonfiction Book of the Year by the Independent Publishers of New England. Uncertain was also chosen as a best book of the year by Library Journal, Greater Good magazine, and the Artificiality Institute. A former Boston Globe columnist and AP correspondent in Asia and Europe, Jackson contributes to major publications including The New York Times. Her acclaimed book Distracted (2nd ed., 2018) sparked a global conversation on the costs of fragmenting our attention. Jackson has advised leading executives, scientists, and change-makers worldwide and her work is translated into many languages. She divides her time between New York City and New England and is an enthusiastic year-round ocean swimmer.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author known for her prescient writings on social trends. Her latest book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, was named a Top 25 Nonfiction Book of 2024 by the Next Big Idea Club co-led by Malcolm Gladwell and the Nonfiction Book of the Year by the Independent Publishers of New England. Uncertain was also chosen as a best book of the year by Library Journal, Greater Good magazine, and the Artificiality Institute. A former Boston Globe columnist and AP correspondent in Asia and Europe, Jackson contributes to major publications including The New York Times. Her acclaimed book Distracted (2nd ed., 2018) sparked a global conversation on the costs of fragmenting our attention. Jackson has advised leading executives, scientists, and change-makers worldwide and her work is translated into many languages. She divides her time between New York City and New England and is an enthusiastic year-round ocean swimmer.
