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Intelligence Squared

Tristan Harris and Helen Lewis on how tech has hijacked our brains

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, Arts

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode of Intelligence Squared we were joined by Tristan Harris, former design ethicist at Google in conversation with the New Statesman's Helen Lewis, as they discussed the threat that technology poses to society and our minds. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.2

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence Squared with me Farra Gisat.

1:04.0

This week we ask, how is technology warping society?

1:07.0

We've asked Tristan Harris a former design emphasis at Google

1:11.0

to speak to Helen Lewis from the New Statesman magazine.

1:14.0

Daniel is the producer of this week's podcast. This topic has really been in the air at the

1:18.2

moment. Tell me about how you got this idea. Well I should say we've really

1:21.3

wanted to have Tristan on the show for a very, very long time and we haven't been able to until now.

1:27.0

We actually caught him while he was over in the UK on a kind of tour speaking to policy makers about how technology needs to be a

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