Cities Lost and Found #582

March 01, 2021

What do ancient cities have to tell us about ourselves and our future? Annalee Newitz talks about their latest book, "Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age", and what ancient ruins can tell us about our modern selves. From Catalhoyuk to Cahokia, join us on a tour of cities past.

Guests:

  • Annalee Newitz

Guest Bios

Annalee Newitz

Annalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the author of the book "Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age", and the novels "The Future of Another Timeline", and "Autonomous", which won the Lambda Literary Award. As a science journalist, they are a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, and have a monthly column in New Scientist. They have published in The Washington Post, Slate, Popular Science, Ars Technica, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among others. They are also the co-host of the Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Previously, they were the founder of io9, and served as the editor-in-chief of Gizmodo.