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Facebook & Social Media – Impact on Our World with Siva Vaidhyanathan

Facebook & Social Media – Impact on Our World with Siva Vaidhyanathan

FromMIND & MACHINE: Science & Tech of Maximizing Human Capability


Facebook & Social Media – Impact on Our World with Siva Vaidhyanathan

FromMIND & MACHINE: Science & Tech of Maximizing Human Capability

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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
Released:
Nov 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Weekly interview show with people at the forefront of transformational technologies, scientific research, and bold new thinking that enables humans to operate at higher levels — better able to achieve whatever each person values most in life. This could be in fields as diverse as neuroscience, computer science, psychology, bio-tech, augmented reality, nutrition & fitness and so many more areas of pioneering work.