Tim Wu is a policy advocate, a professor at Columbia Law School, and the chairman of media reform organization Free Press. Wu was recognized in 2006 as one of 50 leaders in science and technology by Scientific American magazine, and in 2007 Wu was listed as one of Harvard's 100 most influential graduates by 02138 magazine.
Here he discusses themes and ideas from his most recent book "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires."
More on this event here: https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2011/01/wu
Great to hear Tim talk about his awesome book. I would say that information industries are different from other industries in that they affect or control our perceptions of the world around us...they shape how we perceive the world, are instrumental in helping us form opinions and viewpoints.
avantisprod 7 months ago
This is so delightful to hear Tim talk about his awesome, awesome book. What a treat. Thanks for "filming" this.
avantisprod 7 months ago
And I meant "enjoyable". Oops.
DrunkenPoetic 10 months ago
Can't believe how brilliant and enjoyably this book is. Best thing I've read for ages.
DrunkenPoetic 10 months ago
Thank you for this lecture
UltimateSpikes 1 year ago