Kitchen table-style conversations with some of the world’s brightest minds

Kitchen table-style conversations with some of the brightest minds!

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Category: Season 2

Why are technology and software an integral part of change and shaping the world around us? We seek to dissect this question in the second season of Luminary. It’s arguably at the heart of defining our trajectory as a civilization.

Through a vast series of topics, our ambition is to weave a narrative incorporating a social, technical, historical, and philosophical lens, with contributions from titans of technology, theorists, builders, and tinkerers alike.

If you have ideas, feedback, or simply suggestions for whom to talk with, drop us a line on Twitter. The spirit of this journey is collaborative and community-oriented.

Posted in: Season 2

Tim O’Reilly on Open Source Alchemy: Shaping the Tech Landscape

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/565/tim-oreilly-on-open-source-alchemy-shaping-the-tech-landscape.mp3

Tim O’Reilly is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of O’Reilly Media, a company that has profoundly impacted how generations of […]

Posted in: Season 2

Yochai Benkler on Tech’s True Forces: Capitalism, Institutions, and Ideological Impact

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/553/yochai-benkler-on-techs-true-forces-capitalism-institutions-and-ideological-impact.mp3

Yochai Benkler is a professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School and co-director of the Berkman Klein Center […]

Posted in: Season 2

Jason Crawford on progress and the history of technology 

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/547/jason-crawford-on-progress-and-the-history-of-technology.mp3

Jason Crawford is the founder of Roots of Progress and a prolific writer on all things technology and progress. Jason […]

Posted in: Season 2

Noah Smith on digital technology adoption, energy, and economic progress

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/541/noah-smith-on-digital-technology-adoption-energy-and-economic-progress.mp3

Noah Smith is a renaissance man, blogger, and commentator. Noah’s popular blog, Noahpinion, focuses on economics, technology, and current events. […]

Posted in: Season 2

Carlota Perez on technological revolutions and capitalism 

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/536/carlota-perez-on-technological-revolutions-and-capitalism.mp3

Carlota Perez is a pre-eminent multi-disciplinarian, scholar, and author. Carlota studies the nature of technological change and economic systems, and […]

Posted in: Season 2

Clay Shirky on value generation, ChatGpt, and education

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/525/clay-shirky-on-value-generation-chatgpt-and-education.mp3

Clay Shirky is the Vice Provost of Educational Technologies at New York University and an associate professor at the New […]

Posted in: Season 2

Matt Clancy on innovation, policy, and Progress Studies 

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/514/matt-clancy-on-innovation-policy-and-progress-studies.mp3

Matt Clancy is a research fellow at Open Philanthropy and a senior fellow at The Institute for Progress, a think […]

Posted in: Season 2

Martin Gurri on the fifth wave, democracy, and technology

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/504/martin-gurri-on-the-fifth-wave-democracy-and-technology.mp3

Martin Gurri is the visiting research fellow at Mercatus Center and a former CIA analyst. Martin’s core interests center around […]

Posted in: Season 2

Brian Arthur on technology, software, and economic systems

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/467/brian-arthur-on-technology-software-and-economic-systems.mp3

Brian Arthur is a storied economist and complexity thinker. He is a pioneer in a number of disciplines including increasing […]

Posted in: Season 2

Alissa Cooper on building the internet

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/452/alissa-cooper-on-building-the-internet.mp3

Alissa Cooper is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Technology Policy and a Fellow at Cisco Systems. She […]

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