How the Elevator Shaped Our World

An episode of the Build For Tomorrow podcast, hosted by Jason Feifer, titled "How the Elevator Shaped Our World" was published on June 20, 2019 and runs 44 minutes.

June 20, 2019 ·44m · Build For Tomorrow

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The elevator has had a lot of ups and downs. (Sorry, sorry.) As the innovation gained popularity in the late 1800s, it had a profound effect on the way we organize our cities and ourselves. It was also blamed for a rise in crime, for causing something called brain fever, for destroying civil society, and more. On this episode of Pessimists Archive, we look at how the elevator shaped our world, why not everyone loved that, and what it has to teach us about the next big change. Because while the elevator may seem like old technology today, it has a big lesson for us about the future of transportation. Get in touch! Web: jasonfeifer.com Email. [email protected] Twitter / Instagram: @heyfeifer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The elevator has had a lot of ups and downs. (Sorry, sorry.) As the innovation gained popularity in the late 1800s, it had a profound effect on the way we organize our cities and ourselves. It was also blamed for a rise in crime, for causing something called brain fever, for destroying civil society, and more. On this episode of Pessimists Archive, we look at how the elevator shaped our world, why not everyone loved that, and what it has to teach us about the next big change. Because while the elevator may seem like old technology today, it has a big lesson for us about the future of transportation. Get in touch! Web: jasonfeifer.com Email. [email protected] Twitter / Instagram: @heyfeifer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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