Orly Lobel: Can Digital Technology Can Be Harnessed to Realize Equality, Inclusion, and a Brighter Future?
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Orly Lobel, author of The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future.
Orly Lobel is an award-winning author and the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego. She is the Director of the Program of Employment and Labor Law as well as the founding faculty of the Center for Intellectual Property and Markets. She is the author of two previous books, You Don’t Own Me: How Mattel Vs. MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie’s Dark Side, which was reviewed by Jill Lepore in The New Yorker and has been optioned for film, and Talent Wants to Be Free: Why We Should Learn to Love Leaks, Raids, and Free Riding. Lobel’s books and work have been written about in the Economist, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Financial Times, Globe and Mail, NPR’s Marketplace, CNBC, and CNN Money.
A Spiritual Void at the Core of the Influencer Industry? Emily Hund on on the sad quest for authenticity on social media
The Ghost at the Feast: Robert Kagan on America and the Collapse of the World Order 1900-1941
Hijad Butch Blues: Lamya H on how to unf**k the world
Revolutionary Roads: Bob Thompson gets into his gas guzzling VW in search of the American war of independence
Maybe Tech Isn't So Evil: Darlene Damm on the exponential technologies that could radically improve the lives of billions of 21st century people
A Hacker's Mind: Bruce Schneier on how the powerful bend society's rules and how to bend them back
We Don't Know Ourselves: Fintan O'Toole on contemporary Ireland as a model for an open 21st century society
How to Fix a Broken Planet: Julian Cribb's advice for surviving the 21st century
An Assassin in Utopia: Susan Wels on the true story of a nineteenth-century sex cult and a President's murder
Rising Up Against Bullshit Healthcare: Sonali Kolhatkar on Why Americans Want a Government Run Health System
On the Ocean's Awesomeness: Farah Obaidullah explains why our lives depend on healthy oceans
Banking With Your Eyes Open: Robert Pickering on the rights and wrongs of contemporary banks and bankers
How to Fix Capitalism and Democracy? Raymond W. Baker on the "Invisible Trillions" that are Breaking American Society