Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...
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Facebook & Social Media – Impact on Our World with Siva Vaidhyanathan
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My guest today is Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the book Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy. His previous book was "The Googlization of Everything". Siva is a Cultural Historian and Media Scholar at the University of Virginia. We explore the impact of Facebook and how it will continue to shape our world, and we discuss the mechanics of how social media influences human behavior and societies. Siva on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sivavaid Book: Anti-Social Media https://www.amazon.com/Antisocial-Media-Disconnects-Undermines-Democracy/dp/0190841168 __________ More at: https://www.MindAndMachine.io
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Facebook & Social Media – Impact on Our World with Siva Vaidhyanathan
MIND & MACHINE: Science & Tech of Maximizing Human Capability
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My guest today is Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the book Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy. His previous book was "The Googlization of Everything". Siva is a Cultural Historian and Media Scholar at the University of Virginia. We explore the impact of Facebook and how it will continue to shape our world, and we discuss the mechanics of how social media influences human behavior and societies. Siva on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sivavaid Book: Anti-Social Media https://www.amazon.com/Antisocial-Media-Disconnects-Undermines-Democracy/dp/0190841168 __________ More at: https://www.MindAndMachine.io
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