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Tim O’Reilly is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of O’Reilly Media, a company that has profoundly impacted how generations of […] The post Tim O’Reilly on Open Source Alchemy: Shaping the Tech Landscape appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Yochai Benkler is a professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School and co-director of the Berkman Klein Center […] The post Yochai Benkler on Tech’s True Forces: Capitalism, Institutions, and Ideological Impact appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Jason Crawford is the founder of Roots of Progress and a prolific writer on all things technology and progress. Jason […] The post Jason Crawford on progress and the history of technology  appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Noah Smith is a renaissance man, blogger, and commentator. Noah’s popular blog, Noahpinion, focuses on economics, technology, and current events. […] The post Noah Smith on digital technology adoption, energy, and economic progress appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Carlota Perez is a pre-eminent multi-disciplinarian, scholar, and author. Carlota studies the nature of technological change and economic systems, and […] The post Carlota Perez on technological revolutions and capitalism  appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Clay Shirky is the Vice Provost of Educational Technologies at New York University and an associate professor at the New […] The post Clay Shirky on value generation, ChatGpt, and education appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Matt Clancy is a research fellow at Open Philanthropy and a senior fellow at The Institute for Progress, a think […] The post Matt Clancy on innovation, policy, and Progress Studies  appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Martin Gurri is the visiting research fellow at Mercatus Center and a former CIA analyst. Martin’s core interests center around […] The post Martin Gurri on the fifth wave, democracy, and technology appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Brian Arthur is a storied economist and complexity thinker. He is a pioneer in a number of disciplines including increasing […] The post Brian Arthur on technology, software, and economic systems appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Alissa Cooper is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Technology Policy and a Fellow at Cisco Systems. She […] The post Alissa Cooper on building the internet appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Eric Peters is the founder, CEO, and CIO of One River Asset Management. He is a macro-thinker with a rare […] The post Eric Peters on change and human psychology appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Andrew Sullivan is the president and CEO of the Internet Society, a leading advocacy organization for an open and free […] The post Andrew Sullivan on operating the internet appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Dr. Vint Cerf is an internet pioneer commonly known as one of the “father’s of the internet.” He co-designed the […] The post Vint Cerf on the internet and its building blocks appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Albert Borgmann is a philosopher and writer whose research interests intersect technology, society, and culture. Albert’s theory, the device paradigm, […] The post Albert Borgmann on the philosophy of technology appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Kevin Kelly is one of the leading and deepest thinkers on the technology of our time. A startling percentage of […] The post Kevin Kelly on technology and software appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […] The post Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 3 – JCR Licklider, Xerox PARC, and TCP/IP appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […] The post Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 2 – 1980s to present appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […] The post Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 1 – 1940s to 1970s appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Jeff Behrends is a director of ethics and technology initiatives at the Edmond J Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard […] The post Jeff Behrends on ethics appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Micael Dahlen is a wonderfully brilliant, thought-provoking, and multi-facetted professor in the Department of Marketing and Strategy at Stockholm School […] The post Micael Dahlen on happiness appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Today’s guest is Rebecca Katz, a professor and director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown […] The post Rebecca Katz on the past, present, and future of covid-19 appeared first on Luminary.fm .

David Danks is a professor of philosophy and psychology and head of the department of philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. […] The post David Danks on causality, human-technology interaction, and ethics of autonomous systems appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Mahzarin Banaji is an award-winning experimental psychologist and professor at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Her research explores […] The post Mahzarin Banaji on the human mind and subconscious biases appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Jonathan Aldrich is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and director of the software engineering Ph. D. program at Carnegie Mellon’s […] The post Jonathan Aldrich on the design and evolution of programming languages appeared first on Luminary.fm .

Amy Lippert is a former assistant professor of urban and social history at the University of Chicago, with a particular […] The post Amy Lippert on visual culture, images, and the celebrity phenomenon appeared first on Luminary.fm .