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Rajesh Veeraraghavan on Information Politics and Social Change
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81 minutes
Released:
Mar 3, 2022
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In this episode, Shruti speaks with Rajesh Veeraraghavan about his book, “Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India.” They discuss the pros and cons of centralized welfare programs, why technology is not a cure-all, academia, Tamil comedy and much more. Veeraraghavan is an assistant professor of science, technology and international affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He has a Ph.D. in information systems from the University of California, Berkeley, and he worked as a software developer at Microsoft for nearly a decade. His research interests include developing digital technology-enabled interventions to address inequality and critically examining the role of algorithms and technology and its potential harms for marginalized people. Follow Shruti on Twitter: https://twitter.com/srajagopalan Follow Rajesh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RajeshVeeraa For a full transcript of this conversation with helpful links, visit DiscourseMagazine.com. Check out the 1991 Project here: https://the1991project.com Check out Macro Musings: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/tags/macro-musings Follow Macro Musings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Macro_Musings Subscribe to Macro Musings on your favorite podcast app.
Released:
Mar 3, 2022
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