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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.

Manu Prakash is a physical biologist, inventor, and associate professor of BioEngineering at Stanford University. Manu was awarded the McArthur […] The post Manu Prakash on the power of observation, curiosity-driven science, and physical biology appeared first on Luminary.fm.

Kimberlé Crenshaw is an American civil rights advocate and legal scholar, well-known for her work around intersectionality and critical race […] The post Kimberlé Crenshaw on the state of civil rights in America, intersectionality, and the critical race theory appeared first on Luminary.fm.

Gerta Keller is a professor of paleontology and geology in the geo sciences department at Princeton University with a wonderful […] The post Gerta Keller, the forensic detective, on mass extinctions, dinosaurs, and geo sciences appeared first on Luminary.fm.

Chika Okeke-Agulu is an Igbo-Nigerian artist, art historian, art curator, and a blogger specializing in African and African Diaspora art […] The post Chika Okeke-Agulu on the call for artistic expression and rise of African diaspora art appeared first on Luminary.fm.

Kevin Leyton-Brown is an award-winning computer scientist focusing on predominantly two streams of research: 1) algorithmic game theory and 2) […] The post Kevin Leyton-Brown on the kitten algorithm, computer science, and economics appeared first on Luminary.fm.

Mihir Desai is a Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. […] The post Mihir Desai on the muddle of life and finance appeared first on Luminary.fm.