Not a Gadget

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

Jaron Lanier has been a Silicon Valley visionary since the 1980s. He talks about the ways the World Wide has changed commerce and culture in good ways and bad. In his book You Are Not a Gadget, he looks at the Web’s creation and structure and the technical and cultural problems that can grow out of poor digital design.

Events: Jaron Lanier will be in conversation with Robert Krulwich and signing books
Thursday, January 14, at 8:00 pm
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue, at 92nd Street
Tickets: $27.00
More information and tickets here.

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