Martin Puchner

Profile image of Martin Puchner, author and professor of literature at Harvard University

Harvard University

Martin Puchner is the Byron and Anita Wien Professor at Harvard University and a global fellow at Queen Mary University of London. His prize-winning books range from philosophy to technology and the arts and include Literature for a Changing Planet, which draws lessons from world literature for addressing climate change.

Videos

Harvard professor Martin Puchner on stage at DLD Munich 2024, framed by the audience.

Can AI Produce Culture?

“We’ve been hearing a lot about the effect of AI on jobs, on the workforce, on technology. But I want to think about how AI will impact the production of culture and art.”…
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Author Martin Puchner, who teaches literature at Harvard University, speaks about sustainability at DLD Circular 2023 in Munich

Literature for a Changing Planet

A planet in distress needs positive stories of collective human action, Harvard professor Martin Puchner argues in his DLD Circular conversation with author Andrew Keen. In his book Literature for a Changing Planet,…
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Articles

Preview image showing the cover of the DLD magazine The Promptah with Sam Altman, along with publishers Steffi Czerny and Christian Teichmann; musicians Elisabeth Furtwängler and Niclas Molinder; BMW executive Daniela Bohlinger and Harvard professor Martin Puchner.

Meet “The Promptah”, DLD’s People Magazine for Curious Minds

It’s hard to make sense of all the buzz around AI and a world in constant change. So we asked experts from various disciplines for guidance. Take a look – and download your copy of “The Promptah” for free!
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Portrait of Harvad university professor Martin Puchner, author of the book “Literature for a Changing Planet”

“We Need Stories that Show Human Capacity for Action”

Harvard professor Martin Puchner describes how ancient links between literature and environmentalism offer insights for a better future.
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Events

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels speaks to a packed audience at the DLD Munich conference 2024

DLD Munich 2024

DLD24 brought together experts from business, science and culture. Revisit this exciting event here with talks, videos, images…
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DLD Circular 2023

This event explored the vision of a circular economy and how technological advances can foster innovative business concepts and societal transformation – shaping a sustainable world.
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