Eric Brende
1 archived appearance · 2004
TechnologySimple LivingAmish
Eric Brende is an author recognized for his immersive experiment of living within an Amish-like community without modern technology, documenting his experience in the book Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology. On Art Bell's programs, his firsthand account of abandoning technological conveniences and his reflections on what is truly essential for human happiness offered a provocative counterpoint to the relentless march of technological progress.
On the air with Art · 1
Aug 28, 2004 · 2h 53m
The Simple Life
Art Bell interviews Eric Brende, a Yale and MIT graduate who abandoned modern technology to live for 18 months with a group he calls the Minimites, a strict Anabaptist community that prohibits electricity, motor vehicles, and all automated machinery. Brende, who describes himself as a technological subversive, infil...
