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Morgan Ames on the Received Wisdom Podcast

20 Jun, 2022

Morgan Ames on the Received Wisdom Podcast

Morgan Ames, author of award-winning book The Charisma Machine, features on The Receieved Wisdom Podcast to discuss the global One Laptop per Child project, and more.

From the description:

This month, Shobita and Jack discuss how scientists are engaging in the boiling politics of abortion in the United States, the implications of large language models (a new type of artificial intelligence), and Elon Musk's possible takeover of Twitter. And we have a fascinating conversation with Morgan Ames about her award-winning book The Charisma Machine, which focuses on the global One Laptop Per Child project. Ames is Professor of Practice at the School of Information and Associate Director of Research for the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society at the University of California, Berkeley.

Listen to the entire podcast here!