8: Neil Patrick Harris, Dr. Beverly Tatum, Jaron Lanier

In The Moment podcast

English - December 15, 2017 01:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Previous Episode: 7: Samuel Ligon, Dan Ariely, Oliver Uberti, Feliks Banal

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Neil Patrick Harris shares musings on inspirations for his young adult novel and the strengths we draw from our differences (1:05); Dr. Beverly Tatum outlines ways we can address our race and leverage our own influence to combat racist systems of advantage (5:40); Jaron Lanier, pioneer in virtual reality tech, addresses the risks of an advertisement-based economy (11:00); and Steve Scher compiles highlights from his previous interviews with this season’s speakers (17:37). Hosts Jini Palmer and Steve Scher select standout moments from the previous two weeks of events and look forward to the next.