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How Tech is Remaking the Food System w/ Jim Thomas
Tech Won't Save Us
English - October 13, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 395 ratingsPolitics News Technology technology silicon valley politics socialism criticism news books paris marx tech criticism future Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Paris Marx is joined by Jim Thomas to discuss how digital technologies are being integrated into the industrial food system, how it empowers agribusiness firms and major tech companies, and its implications for farmers and farm workers.
Jim Thomas is the research director at ETC Group, which has over 25 years international experience tracking the impact of emerging technologies on human rights, biodiversity, equity and food systems. Follow Jim on Twitter at @jimetc or follow @ETC_Group.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.
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