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The ethnography of tech. Hosted by Jasmine Sun and friends. Transcripts and links at jasmi.news. jasmi.news
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The podcast delves into themes such as tech policy, US-China relations, and the cultural impacts of technology, with episodes discussing topics like censorship in China, the evolution of leadership in the tech industry, and the implications of AI on society, including critical conversations with experts like Tianyu Fang and Arjun Ramani.
The anthropology of tech. Hosted by Jasmine Sun and friends. Transcripts and links at jasmi.news.
Today’s podcast guest is Fred Turner, a Professor of Communication at Stanford and probably the best historian of Silicon Valley culture over the past 100 years.
His book, From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism, ismy favorite book on Silicon Valley’s history, focusing on how hippies and hackers came together from the 60s to the 90s. But he’s researched essentially every Silicon Valley micro-movement, from Buckminster Fuller to the maker movement to diversity posters at Facebook.
Fred is also one of the warmest, most enthusiastic storytellers I know—the kind of history teacher everyone wishes they had. You’ll leave this listen with a bunch of fun facts about the Whole Earth Catalog, Burning Man, and the Italian futurists; but more importantly, a deep appreciation for what humans and the humanities can offer.
Topics:
– The two types of Bay Area hippies
– How the cyberculture got corporatized
– Disembodiment and dating apps
– The dangers of accelerationism
– Teaching the humanities in 2025
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