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Tech & Society with Mark Zuckerberg

9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★ - 68 ratings

Follow along as Mark Zuckerberg hosts a series of conversations on the future of technology and society. He and his guests take on the biggest questions about tech's place in the world — along with the opportunities, challenges, hopes, and anxieties that come with it.

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Episodes

Tech and Progress with Patrick Collison and Tyler Cowen

November 25, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Mark sat down with Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe, and Tyler Cowen, an economist at George Mason University, to discuss what drives progress and how to accelerate it. 

Tech and Science with Joe DeRisi and Steve Quake

October 11, 2019 21:40 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MB

Mark sits down with Dr. Joe DeRisi and Dr. Stephen Quake, who lead the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a nonprofit research center that brings together scientists and engineers from Stanford, Berkeley, and UCSF. They talk about how technology is accelerating health research, the new advancements they’re most excited about, how to restore faith in science and what wearables will mean for the future of health.

Tech and Governance with Jenny Martinez and Noah Feldman

June 27, 2019 19:47 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Mark sits down with Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez and Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman to talk about freedom of expression and governance. They’re both experts in constitutional law and Noah is an advisor helping define Facebook’s independent oversight board where people will be able to appeal Facebook’s content decisions. They talk about how the board members should be selected to ensure independence, what the scope of their decision-making should be, the importance of publishi...

Tech and democracy with Yuval Noah Harari

April 26, 2019 16:59 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

Mark talks with Yuval Noah Harari, historian and author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons For the 21st Century. They discuss some of the most important topics surrounding the future of technology and society – like whether the internet is connecting or fragmenting communities, the different ways artificial intelligence could be developed, how algorithms will continue to impact people's lives, and why it’s so important that we don't store sensitive data in countries with weak rule of law ...

Tech and Democracy with Yuval Noah Harari

April 26, 2019 16:59 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

Mark talks with Yuval Noah Harari, historian and author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons For the 21st Century. They discuss some of the most important topics surrounding the future of technology and society – like whether the internet is connecting or fragmenting communities, the different ways artificial intelligence could be developed, how algorithms will continue to impact people's lives, and why it’s so important that we don't store sensitive data in countries with weak rule of law ...

Tech and Journalism with Mathias Döpfner of Axel Springer

April 24, 2019 11:43 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Mark sits down with Mathias Döpfner — the CEO of the largest news publisher in Europe, Axel Springer — in Berlin. They answer questions like: What role does quality journalism play in building informed communities? What principles should Facebook use for building a dedicated area to surface more high quality news? They also talk about the privacy-focused vision Mark laid out for the future of social networking and his ideas for internet regulation.

Tech and journalism with Mathias Döpfner of Axel Springer

April 24, 2019 11:43 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Mark sits down with Mathias Döpfner — the CEO of the largest news publisher in Europe, Axel Springer — in Berlin. They answer questions like: What role does quality journalism play in building informed communities? What principles should Facebook use for building a dedicated area to surface more high quality news? They also talk about the privacy-focused vision Mark laid out for the future of social networking and his ideas for internet regulation.

Tech and law with Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain

April 23, 2019 20:47 - 1 hour - 95.7 MB

Mark kicks off the series with Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain at Mark's alma mater. They cover everything from encryption and privacy to misinformation and future research area, all in front of a special audience — Zittrain’s students.

Tech and Law with Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain

April 23, 2019 20:47 - 1 hour - 95.7 MB

Mark kicks off the series with Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain at Mark's alma mater. They cover everything from encryption and privacy to misinformation and future research area, all in front of a special audience — Zittrain’s students.

Guests

Jonathan Zittrain
2 Episodes
Yuval Noah Harari
2 Episodes
Joe DeRisi
1 Episode
Noah Feldman
1 Episode
Patrick Collison
1 Episode
Tyler Cowen
1 Episode