Paolo Gerbaudo is a political sociologist and the director of the Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College London. He is the author of Tweets and the Streets (2012), The Mask and the Flag (2017), and The Great Recoil (2021). HELP ME CROWDFUND MY GAMESTOP BOOK. Go to https://wen-moon.com to join the crowdfunding…
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Chatter #225 – Steven Boykey Sidley & Simon Dingle: Beyond Bitcoin – DeFi and The End Of Banks
I’ve been having a lot of conversations with people about Bitcoin, DeFi, and other crypto-currencies and blockchain technology and about how they are going to change the world of finance. However, it wasn’t until I got the chance to read Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks by Steven Boykey Sidley…
Chatter #222 [Live] – Gavin O’Toole on Tory Authoritarianism and The End Of Boris?
Gavin O’Toole is a writer and editor with a long background at the UK’s leading newspapers, including eight years at the Observer, six years at the Financial Times, and six years at the Guardian. Has written for Reuters IFR, Al Jazeera, Guardian, Futures and Options Association, Markit Magazine, NACLA, Global Government Forum, Public…
Vaccine Passports: Just Because Something Is Easy Doesn’t Make It Right
The entire process through which vaccine passports have been implemented has been an absolute shambles. In this article I want to lay out: The process by which it has been approved. What the different parties have had to say about it. Why I believe it is morally, scientifically, and fundamentally wrong. The Process:…
What Is Parasite Stress? Is This Strange Phenomenon Altering Our Politics? Did It Lead To World War 2?
The concept of parasite stress is one that has been studied by my guest Dr Randy Thornhill for decades – it’s the idea that the more infectious disease that is prevalent in a country, the more right-wing and collectivist a population is. With a very strong correlation. With that in mind, I was…
Chatter #221 [Live] – Dave Carr on Digital Real Estate and Buying Property In The Metaverse
NFTs, the Metaverse, and digital real estate are all concepts that fascinate me. I’ve had discussions with a few people about this topic and now I decided to get a true expert on the show! I’m lucky enough to be joined by Dave Carr of Parcel (formerly of Decentraland)! He’s here to explain…
