# Ada Palmer
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ada palmer (born June 9, 1981) is an American historian and writer and winner of the 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her first novel Too Like the Lightning was published in May 2016. The work has been well received by critics and was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel.
The Invention of Doubt: Science and the Problem with Certainty
We expect science to give us answers. But what if its greatest breakthrough was learning to be wrong?
For most of human history, we wanted knowledge to be certain. Then, around 400 years ago, something changed. After discovering that much of what we thought we knew about geography, astronomy, medic…
Why Machiavelli's The Prince WASN'T written for us - Beforecast Episode 2 with Ada Palmer
Historian Ada Palmer and Journalist & Podcaster Adam Davidson discuss Machiavelli, the mythical Renaissance figure whose true story is much different than public opinion would have you believe.
In this episode the two discuss a letter that Machiavelli wrote in exile about his "little book on Princ…
The Value Crisis: 2. We've Been Here Before
Technology is transforming what we value at breakneck speed. But is this really new?
In this episode, Ros Atkins looks to four moments when earlier technologies forced a reckoning with value: the printing press, which flooded the world with words and upended who got to claim knowledge and authority…
Building the Future, Step by Step with Ada Palmer
A conversation with Ada Palmer about building the future with humility, the process of creating a science fiction world, and many spoiler-heavy deep dives into the world of Terra Ignota. Mentioned in this episode
Books and works. Ada Palmer, Terra Ignota — Too Like the Lightning, Seven Surrenders…
What was life really like in Renaissance Florence? | Beforecast Episode 3 with Ada Palmer
Historian Ada Palmer and Journalist & Podcaster Adam Davidson discuss the city of Florence at the time of Machiavelli's life, and how the almost-mythical city wasn't all it appears to be on the surface.
Thanks for watching! We have so many topics to discuss on Machiavelli and the Renaissance, all …
Why did Machiavelli love this city so much?
Why did Machiavelli love this city so much? | Beforecast Episode 4 with Ada Palmer
Historian Ada Palmer and Journalist & Podcaster Adam Davidson discuss Why Niccolo Machiavelli, so often mischaracterized as self-serving, dedicated his entire life to a single city. Why he loved it and refused to go…
We're all Machiavellian. We Just Don't Realize it. | Beforecast Episode 5 with Ada Palmer
Historian Ada Palmer and Journalist & Podcaster Adam Davidson discuss the ethics of Machiavelli, how people perceived virtue in the Renaissance, and which of Machiavelli's thoughts still resonate today. Thanks for watching! We have so many topics to discuss on Machiavelli and the Renaissance, all i…
Hittites and Italians with Ada Palmer
Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg welcome Ada Palmer to tell us about a newly uncovered Hittite archive and the death spirals of medieval Italian merchant republics.
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Hittites and Italians with Ada Palmer
Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg welcome Ada Palmer to tell us about a newly uncovered Hittite archive and the death spirals of medieval Italian merchant republics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.c…
What Makes Republics FALL? | Beforecast Episode 6 with Ada Palmer
Historian Ada Palmer and Journalist & Podcaster Adam Davidson discuss the historical republics of the Renaissance, how they worked, and what makes a republic, historical OR modern, resist (or fail) against the attempts to overthrow them. Thanks for watching! We have so many topics to discuss on Mac…
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