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'Tis the season to re-up my @LAReviewofBooks essay about "A Christmas Story." I like the new NYRB essay on Shepherd, but in this case, I have to say I prefer my own take, including for its small history of science angle. lareviewofbooks.org/article/betray…
This week's Peoples & Things features Steve Barley talking about his forty year career in technology and organization studies. I'm very proud of this one and was stoked to get Steve on. newbooksnetwork.com/forty-years-of…
This week on the Peoples & Things podcast, Miriam Thaggert, Professor of English at the University of Buffalo, talks about her book, _Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad_. A lot of creative research in this one! newbooksnetwork.com/african-americ…
After a month at wildlife rehabilitation (it got tangled in some netting in our garage) our snake buddy is back! Thanks to the good folks at @SWVAWildlife for their dedication and hard work. @STS_News
This week's episode of Peoples & Things was a really special one for us. Guest host @abenanav and I chat with @doctorow about his recent novel, _Red Team Blues_, and much more, including lots on the politics of technology. Check it out! newbooksnetwork.com/red-team-blues
Aaaaaaaaaaaaand we're back! Peoples & Things has a new episode featuring @historyof's recent book, _Lazaretto: How Philadelphia Used an Unpopular Quarantine Based on Disputed Science to Accommodate Immigrants and Prevent Epidemics_. newbooksnetwork.com/lazaretto
Hype around generative AI tools like ChatGPT impede business leaders’ ability to make well-informed technology choices. @STS_News mitsmr.com/42d9ueA
Movin’ on 👉 #Hokies 🦃
20 years. Still one of my favorite albums. stereogum.com/2215112/songs-…
Andy and I have always been happy to see how our book resonates in different cultural spheres - and sometimes even allows people to talk across usual gaps.
Andy and I have always been happy to see how our book resonates in different cultural spheres - and sometimes even allows people to talk across usual gaps.
>@RussellProf and I recently went on a podcast to talk about The Maintainers and The Innovation Delusion. It had been a while. It was a lot of fun!!! Most importantly, we still believe in our ideas - they have aged quite well. buzzsprout.com/1615747/122034…
Over the past few weeks, the Peoples & Things podcast has been transitioning to the @NewBooksNetwork. It's been months in the making, and we are really excited. I explain what it means for us and outline our future plans in this video and today's pod. youtu.be/SIHKxkgU-kk
When FB critics repeat these claims, they're engaged in #critihype, @STS_News's useful coinage describing criticism that serves to bolster the target's own propaganda. If FB are evil geniuses, well, at least they're still *geniuses.* sts-news.medium.com/youre-doing-it… 15/
This week on the Peoples & Things podcast, @DrTechlash talks about her book _The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication_ as well as some of her articles. We also discuss criti-hype around social media and regulation of digital technology companies. anchor.fm/peoplesandthin…
Season 2 of Peoples & Things kicks off today! We start with an interview with WSJ reporter @KatherineBlunt about her great new book, _California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas And Electric—and What It Means for America's Power Grid_. youtube.com/watch?v=eI9DWZ…
After hundreds of hours of user research, the team here at Peoples & Things has found the best possible use case for the #Metaverse. Contains adult language. youtu.be/rVPvPmkU2gI
I'm very proud of this new essay, co-authored with Jeffrey Funk, whose work I've admired for a long time. A core idea of the piece is that our current technology bubble is different than many previous ones, including the dot com bust, because it is fundamentally unproductive.
I'm very proud of this new essay, co-authored with Jeffrey Funk, whose work I've admired for a long time. A core idea of the piece is that our current technology bubble is different than many previous ones, including the dot com bust, because it is fundamentally unproductive.

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