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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- 2024-05-19 18:28
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- 2024-05-19 07:00
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| 2024-05-18 |
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| 2024-05-17 | The 2021 subreddit-coordinated effort to raise the price of Gamestop stock was, in some ways, a proof of concept: the little guy can get into the market and make some noise. Because even though that “meme stock” rose and fell, the idea of the meme stoc... |
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| 2024-05-15 |
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| 2024-05-12 | The ability to choose the sex of your child through IVF is banned in most of the world. In America, however, parents can—and do—for a price. Guest: Emi Nietfeld, writer and software engineer, author of “The Parents Who Want Daughters—and Daughters Onl... |
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| 2024-05-11 | The second and final installment of our two part collab with Never Post! Mike talks with mis- and disinformation researcher Joan Donovan about the line between gossip and conspiracy; then Candice and Rachelle join Mike to talk about what it feels like ... |
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| 2024-05-10 | You might not know Brad Parscale by name, but you know his work: he was the digital campaign operative behind Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory. This election cycle, he’s back—and advising conservatives on how to utilize A.I. in their campaigns.... |
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| 2024-05-08 |
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| 2024-05-05 | The California Journalism Preservation Act would make companies like Google and Meta pay publishers for the news content appearing in their feeds and search results—and force news organizations to spend that money on their journalists. How have similar... |
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