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Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling

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iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own stories, from the walls of caves to his own onstage iPad.

Joe Sabia investigates new ways to tell stories -- meshing viral video and new display technologies with old-fashioned narrative. Full bio ยป

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