John Hodgman In Conversation With Merlin Mann

American author and humorist John Hodgman has appeared as the Resident Expert on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," "PC" on Apple's "Get a Mac" TV ads, and was the headline speaker at the 2009 Radio and Television Correspondents dinner in Washington D.C. After graduating from Yale in 1994, he toiled in the trenches of the publishing industry. The experience led Hodgman to write an ironic advice column for McSweeney's entitled, "Ask a Former Literary Agent." In his first book, The Areas of My Expertise, Hodgman explores topics from the idiosyncrasies of famous detectives to Colonial jobs involving eels. In his role as Resident Expert on "The Daily Show," Hodgman has offered insight and commentary on art authentication, presidential candidate style, hurricane season, and mixed martial arts. Hodgman's latest book, More Information Than You Require, deals with more of the esoteric, charming and just plain eccentric topics that catch the author's fancy. From tips on buying a computer from a street vendor to get-rich-slow schemes, John Hodgman's humor revels in a culture saturated with experts of every stripe.
Creator of the website 43folders, Merlin Mann seeks to help ordinary people find "the time and attention to do your best creative work." Mann's forthcoming book Inbox Zero, will be published by HarperStudio in 2010.