Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith | E117

The Science of Storytelling

Will Storr

“There's an amazing book by Will Storr called The Science of Storytelling which kind of talks about this in great great detail”— Michael Acton Smith

Factfulness

Hans Rosling (inferred)

“there's a wonderful book factfulness which talks about the data of how the world is getting better.”— Michael Acton Smith

Lost Connections

Johann Hari

“Johann Hari talks about in his book. Lost Connections is one of my favorite books. We're disconnected from what made us human”— Michael Acton Smith

Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker

“Matthew Walker's book Why We Sleep has has played a huge part in that.”— Michael Acton Smith

The Game

David Fincher (inferred)

“watched a movie that I couldn't stop thinking about called The Game with Michael Douglas, this person doesn't know whether it's real life or a game”— Michael Acton Smith

World of Warcraft

Blizzard Entertainment (inferred)

“the massively multiplayer online gaming boom that that was just getting going there with World of Warcraft and some of the ones coming out of the Far East.”— Michael Acton Smith

Tamagotchi

Bandai (inferred)

“I'd seen Tamagotchi a few years before, and I thought, wow, what a business. Tens of millions of those little beeping characters were sold.”— Michael Acton Smith

Neopets

“Neopets was another great great business. I think there's something kids, in fact, most of us love nurturing and looking after things.”— Steven Bartlett

Club Penguin

“kids were moving from using the web... playing Moshi or Club Penguin or Stardoll or Neopets all these other games to iPads”— Michael Acton Smith

Stardoll

“kids were moving from using the web... playing Moshi or Club Penguin or Stardoll or Neopets all these other games to iPads”— Michael Acton Smith