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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2025 · 31 MIN

Impact: How to Measure World Change

from Wiser Than Yesterday: Educational Book Reviews and Summaries

Is Brexit more important than Bitcoin? How do we rank Buddhism vs TikTok?The world changes, technology advances, but what really matters and how much? Sam explains the Innovation Richter Scale, a framework for understanding impact at every level of technology and what it means to society.In Nate Silver's book "On The Edge", he introduces a Technology Richter scale to determine the impact of AI. Sam takes the idea much, much further because it's cool.- - -About Wiser PodNico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.Sam Webster HarrisLinkedIn - Sam HarrisPsychology Pod - Growth Mindset PsychologyHistory of Innovation Pod - How to Change the WorldNicolas VereeckeLinkedIn - Nico VereeckeAI world domination - Evil Plan Inc- - -How to Change the World: The History and Future of InnovationAvailable on all podcast players:SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Can't find it on your player?RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-------Chapters00:00 Innovation Richter Scale01:47 Why create a Scale?04:32 Earthquake Metaphor06:54 Invention, Innovation, Technology06:54 Ranking Magnitude not Morality08:01 The Innovation Richter Scale - Level 1 - 1008:04 Level 1 - Shower thoughts08:23 Level 2 - Actioned Idea (In private)08:42 Level 3 - Public ideas (Not popular)10:10 Level 4 - Popular and commercial ideas11:01 Level 5 - Defining Brand12:31 Level 6 - Innovation of the year15:53 Level 7 - Innovation of the Decade18:12 Level 8 - Innovation of the Century21:22 Level 9 - Innovation of the Era23:46 Level 10 - Species Epoch28:24 Wrap up and where to find part 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Brexit more important than Bitcoin? How do we rank Buddhism vs TikTok?The world changes, technology advances, but what really matters and how much? Sam explains the Innovation Richter Scale, a framework for understanding impact at every level of technology and what it means to society.In Nate Silver's book "On The Edge", he introduces a Technology Richter scale to determine the impact of AI. Sam takes the idea much, much further because it's cool.- - -About Wiser PodNico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.Sam Webster HarrisLinkedIn - Sam HarrisPsychology Pod - Growth Mindset PsychologyHistory of Innovation Pod - How to Change the WorldNicolas VereeckeLinkedIn - Nico VereeckeAI world domination - Evil Plan Inc- - -How to Change the World: The History and Future of InnovationAvailable on all podcast players:SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Can't find it on your player?RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-------Chapters00:00 Innovation Richter Scale01:47 Why create a Scale?04:32 Earthquake Metaphor06:54 Invention, Innovation, Technology06:54 Ranking Magnitude not Morality08:01 The Innovation Richter Scale - Level 1 - 1008:04 Level 1 - Shower thoughts08:23 Level 2 - Actioned Idea (In private)08:42 Level 3 - Public ideas (Not popular)10:10 Level 4 - Popular and commercial ideas11:01 Level 5 - Defining Brand12:31 Level 6 - Innovation of the year15:53 Level 7 - Innovation of the Decade18:12 Level 8 - Innovation of the Century21:22 Level 9 - Innovation of the Era23:46 Level 10 - Species Epoch28:24 Wrap up and where to find part 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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