# Innovation — from the spinning jenny to AI

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Podcast: [Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908)
Published: 2026-03-13T01:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/innovation/106378832
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## Resource

A wide-angle lens on the history of Innovation. An unprecedented surge in human ingenuity has created six great waves of innovation. What drove these breakthroughs? And where are we headed?

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