The Secret History of the Future
Change your perception of the past and you'll discover the secret history of the future. From the world's first cyber attack in 1834, to 19th century virtual reality, The Economist's Tom Standage and Slate's Seth Stevenson examine the ancient ingenuity that our modern digital technology can learn from, and expose age-old weaknesses that we are already on a course to repeat. Only by discovering what time has to offer can we really learn about ourselves.
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- Change your perception of the past and you'll discover the secret history of the future. From the world's first cyber attack in 1834, to 19th century virtual reality, The Economist's Tom Standage and Slate's Seth Stevenson examine the ancient ingenuity that our modern digital technology can learn from, and expose age-old weaknesses that we are already on a course to repeat. Only by discovering what time has to offer can we really learn about ourselves.
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- 2025-01-19 12:09
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- 2025-01-19 08:00
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| 2025-01-19 |
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| 2025-01-15 | On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined for the first time by ICYMI’s new co-host. Tune in to hear about their relationship to MuggleNet, Shrimp Jesus, and their most deeply held, but least provable internet conspiracy theory. This podcast is produce... |
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| 2025-01-12 | How the FCC and its incoming head, Brenden Carr, could enact Trump’s top policy goal: punishing anyone who says mean stuff about Trump. Guest: Drew FitzGerald, telecom reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate ... |
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| 2025-01-11 |
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| 2025-01-11 | While Donald J Trump was virtually fuming at his sentencing hearing in Judge Juan Merchan’s New York City courtroom on Friday morning, the nine justices of the US Supreme Court were taking their seats for oral arguments in the so-called TikTok ban case... |
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| 2025-01-10 | Will a First Amendment defense keep TikTok running in America? Guest: Emily Baker White, tech reporter for Forbes. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate ... |
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| 2025-01-08 | Candice Lim is joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa and internet culture writer Steffi Cao to debate, defend, and decide how they’re going to face the internet this year. Each brought a personal query they’re on the fence about, and th... |
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| 2025-01-04 | Candice Lim is joined by media scholars Dr. Jess Maddox and Dr. Jess Rauchberg to discuss the subreddit r/NYCInfluencerSnark: In the early 2020s, influencer snark pages began as a way to contain a growing, unregulated economy where sponcon and diet tea... |
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