FULL EPISODES (3)
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Episode 1 – “Disruption”With the help of experts in network theory and precedents from history, Ferguson ...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 ...
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Episode 3 – “Networld War”Looking at the fight against terrorist networks in Iraq, Russian attempts to ...Looking at the fight against terrorist networks in Iraq, Russian attempts to divide Americans through social media and the rise of an Internet-powered surveillance state in China, Ferguson shows how ...
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Episode 2 – “Winner Takes All”Host Niall Ferguson tells the story of how a decentralized, not-for-profit ...Host Niall Ferguson tells the story of how a decentralized, not-for-profit worldwide web shape-shifted to become a highly profitable network controlled by a tiny elite selling our attention for ...
CLIPS (3)
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The Social Media Operation That Divided AmericansThe Russian social media disinformation campaign was particularly savvy in the ...The Russian social media disinformation campaign was particularly savvy in the lead-up to the 2016 election. But take a closer look and you might be surprised to learn that ads out of Russia only ...
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How Online Data Is the New OilIn the new network empire, there's only one commodity that counts: data. The ...In the new network empire, there's only one commodity that counts: data. The more time you spend online, the more your data is collected, which, according to Niall Ferguson, is just as valuable as oil ...
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Witch Hunts: Where "Fake News" BeganIn the 1600s, self-proclaimed witch hunter Matthew Hopkins stirred public panic ...In the 1600s, self-proclaimed witch hunter Matthew Hopkins stirred public panic with his book "The Discovery of Witches," as competing Catholics and Protestants sought to attract new followers by ...