The Complicated Evolution of Information, With Jim Cortada
- Author
- Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) — The Leading Think Tank for Science and Tech Policy
- Published
- Mon 17 Jul 2023
- Episode Link
- https://itif.org/publications/2023/07/17/the-complicated-evolution-of-information-with-jim-cortada/
Over the past 150 years, humanity has generated an unprecedented amount and variety of information, surpassing the cumulative knowledge of previous eras. Rob and Jackie sat down with Jim Cortada, a senior research fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities to talk about how information shapes society.
Mentioned
- Jim Cortada, Birth of Modern Facts: How the Information Revolution Transformed Academic Research, Governments, and Businesses, (Sandman Books, 2023).
- Sarah Lamdan, Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information, (Stanford University Press, 2022).
Related
- David Moschella, “We Shouldn’t Ask Technologists To Be Arbiters of ‘Truth’,” (ITIF, July 2023).
