Robert Darnton

As a graduate student at Oxford in 1963, I began writing about books in revolutionary France, helping to found the discipline of book history. I was in my academic corner writing about Enlightenment ideals when the Internet exploded the world of academic communication in the 1990s.

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Communication

My mother was this force of nature when it came to both communication with people and the whole of learning music. She's a champion.

Jacob Collier 16

Communication

I know when I step into midfield I have to sharpen my feet up and be more aware of what's around me, at centre back it's more about timing,...

Phil Jones 14

Communication

For a long time in my adolescence, comedy was the only tool I had for communication and dealing with the world and dealing with people - I didn't know...

Raphael Bob-Waksberg 15

Communication

I believe it's important to have a sporting director - someone to facilitate the communication between the club and the squad, and work on its...

Raul 9

Communication

I like to talk to my team-mates. Communication is key.

Joao Moutinho 13

Communication

My music is written with one goal in mind: to improvise. It's like explaining a great story in words, but without words, much faster than you could...

Allan Holdsworth 16

Communication

Pride definitely causes a lack of communication.

August Alsina 15

Communication

Technology enables people to improve communication with unprecedented speed, scale and iterative testing. It also allows people to wreak chaos with...

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Communication

Despite the centrality of communication to politics it is remarkable how little attention Insiders pay to what works - never mind the question 'what...

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Communication

If you want to make big improvements in communication, my advice is - hire physicists, not communications people from normal companies and never...

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