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Nick Montfort, “The Future” (MIT, 2017)
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Nick Montfort, “The Future” (MIT, 2017)
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33 minutes
Released:
Jan 29, 2018
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Popular culture provides many visions of the future. From The Jetsons to Futurama, Black Mirror to Minority Report, Western culture has predicted a future predicated on innovations in technology. In his new book for the MIT Essential Knowledge Series, The Future (MIT Press, 2017), Nick Montfort examines the writings of previous futurist writers, thinkers, and designers to provide an understanding of how the future can be constructed. In so doing, Montfort argues that the future is something we can shape instead of only predict.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jan 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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