The document discusses the author Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's work in putting his historical training and thinking to use. It lists several areas he has worked in, including the future of science, corporate strategy, innovation, and the history of fields like astronomy and science. The document notes that all of his work shares a focus on making knowledge and understanding what people really do and how materiality shapes knowledge. It argues that pursuing the life of the mind through work is a series of choices, not just something that can be done at a university, and allows for self-fashioning with fewer boundaries.