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Recode Decode: John Markoff, ex-reporter, The New York Times

Recode Decode: John Markoff, ex-reporter, The New York Times

FromDecoder with Nilay Patel


Recode Decode: John Markoff, ex-reporter, The New York Times

FromDecoder with Nilay Patel

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Feb 6, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Technology journalist and former New York Times reporter John Markoff talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his nearly three-decade long career covering tech for the Times before retiring at the end of 2016. He reflects on why Steve Jobs was both a great and terrible person to interview and how science fiction books such as "Neuromancer," "Snow Crash" and "True Names" gave him a leg up on other reporters. Markoff says the most important issues facing the tech world today include the dangers of anonymity online; how scientific advances will make it easy to edit genes; and why roboticists need to focus on creating elder care robots.
Released:
Feb 6, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Kara Swisher, Silicon Valley’s most revered journalist, hosts candid interviews with tech execs, politicians, celebrities and more about their big ideas and how they’re changing our world. Produced by Recode and the Vox Media Podcast Network.