Lynne Thoman

Mark, can you summarize the underlying pattern of instability and where you see it?

Mark, can you summarize the underlying pattern of instability and where you see it?

And this idea of instability underlying so many natural and human systems really was discovered through experiments with grains of sand and building sand piles and then applying the math to other types of systems. Can you briefly summarize?

And this idea of instability underlying so many natural and human systems really was discovered through experiments with grains of sand and building sand piles and then applying the math to other types of systems. Can you briefly summarize?

And if I can summarize, it's really based on this idea of sandpiles where you're adding an additional grain of sand and where you have increasing fingers of instability and that that additional grain of sand could cause a small avalanche or a big one, that it's completely random. Is that right? Precisely. Is there anything we can do to mitigate these catastrophes?

And if I can summarize, it's really based on this idea of sandpiles where you're adding an additional grain of sand and where you have increasing fingers of instability and that that additional grain of sand could cause a small avalanche or a big one, that it's completely random. Is that right? Precisely. Is there anything we can do to mitigate these catastrophes?

And what are the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?

And what are the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?

I love those three takeaways. Thank you, Mark. This has been great. I loved your book, Ubiquity.

I love those three takeaways. Thank you, Mark. This has been great. I loved your book, Ubiquity.

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I'm Lynn Toman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.

I'm Lynn Toman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.

Media will change in ways that we can now only begin to imagine with the possibilities of immersive, personalized and interactive entertainment, as well as AI generated celebrities. What does this future look like? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynne Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways.

Media will change in ways that we can now only begin to imagine with the possibilities of immersive, personalized and interactive entertainment, as well as AI generated celebrities. What does this future look like? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynne Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways.

On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better. Today, I'm excited to be joined by Bonnie Hammer. Bonnie was vice chairman NBC Universal from 2020 to 2024.

On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better. Today, I'm excited to be joined by Bonnie Hammer. Bonnie was vice chairman NBC Universal from 2020 to 2024.

As someone who rose from an entry-level production assistant job, whose chief charge was a dog, to vice chairman at NBC Universal, Bonnie Hammer knows all facets of the media and entertainment business. She was named vice chairman of NBC Universal in 2020, and she also led the creation of Peacock, NBC's streaming service. She has just published a new book, 15 Lies.

As someone who rose from an entry-level production assistant job, whose chief charge was a dog, to vice chairman at NBC Universal, Bonnie Hammer knows all facets of the media and entertainment business. She was named vice chairman of NBC Universal in 2020, and she also led the creation of Peacock, NBC's streaming service. She has just published a new book, 15 Lies.