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Mar 2021
26m 16s

Does Technology Rule Our Lives?

KEVIN CRAINE
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Ben Pring, name one of the top tech thinkers to watch in 2020 by Thinkers 50, discusses his book "Monster" and how technology rules our jobs, lives, and future. Ben is part of the Labor and Work Life program at Harvard Law School. How can we take back control of technology so it will shape the society we want for ourselves instead of becoming a monster we can no longer tame? Listen as we explore the implications. 

Host, Kevin Craine

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