Atlantic Voices

The Power of Two

September 8, 2014
Washington, DC

Two is better than one, the old saying goes—and in the fifth event in The Atlantic’s ongoing series with the historic Sixth & I Synagogue, July cover story author Joshua Wolf Shenk will proves it. Using the partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney as a foil, Shenk’s piece explores the idea that creative genius is more effective when it comes from a collaboration rather than a solo endeavor. During a conversation with NPR's Alix Spiegel, Shenk questioned and discussed the definition of creativity itself.

Read more about THE POWER OF TWO on TheAtlantic.com.

Sixth and I Synagogue
600 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Presented by

Atlantic Live

Speakers

Also in This Series

  • Culture

    An Evening with Ta-Nehisi Coates
    • September 27, 2016
    • Washington, DC

    As part of The Atlantic’s eighth-annual Washington Ideas Week, Ta-Nehisi Coates reflects on American culture, race and politics.

  • Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
    • April 27, 2015
    • Washington, D.C.

    Kate Bolick joined The Atlantic's Scott Stossel to discuss her new book and the pleasures and possibilities of being a single woman in the 21st century.

  • Is It Time For the Jews to Leave Europe?
    • April 7, 2015
    • Washington, D.C.

    The Atlantic's James Bennet sat down with Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss his April cover story on whether the time has come for the Jews to leave Europe.

More in This Series

Related Post

  • The Atlantic

    The Power of Two

    Despite the mythology around the idea of the lone genius, the famous partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney demonstrates the brilliance of creative pairs.

Upcoming Events

  • Health Care

    Innovation Pipeline: Examining Modern Medicine
    • August 1, 2017
    • San Francisco

    In the third event of the “Examining Modern Medicine” series, The Atlantic will gather stakeholders, original thinkers and tinkerers from the nation’s innovation capital to explore what it means to put the bio into biotech.

  • CityLab Baltimore
    • August 2, 2017
    • Baltimore, MD

    CityLab Baltimore will convene top urban stakeholders from around the country to discuss some of the most pressing issues US cities face.

  • Washington Ideas
    • September 25 – 28, 2017
    • Washington, DC

    For its ninth year, the Washington Ideas Forum will convene the nation's leaders, from politics and government to business and culture for two days of idea sharing and thought provoking conversation.

See All Upcoming Events