Episode 1 – “Disruption”
03/17/2020 | 55m 26s | WETA Passport
With the help of experts in network theory and precedents from history, Ferguson argues that the printing press had similar consequences for 16th-and 17th-century Europe as the personal computer and the Internet have for the world since the 20th century, leading to polarization and the dissemination of fake news.
Aired: 03/17/20 | Expires: 03/16/24 |
Extras From This Episode
How Online Data Is the New Oil
Clip: 03/17/2020 | 2m 5s
Preview | Niall Ferguson’s Networld
Preview: 03/17/2020 | 2m 15s
The Social Media Operation That Divided Americans
Clip: 03/17/2020 | 2m 44s
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