Radical attention, with Julia Bell

What has the attention economy done to our attention spans—and our minds? Writer and academic Julia Bell joins the <em>Prospect </em>Interview to discuss her latest book, <em>Radical Attention</em>, an essay on the many hidden, and not-so-hidden, costs of today’s technological systems. In an age of infinite distraction, Julia makes a case for the importance of radical attention: a sharp, focused, and generous way of being in the world, which valorises nuanced, difficult thought.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>