Episode 17: The Power & Paradox of a Planet Saving Laptop feat. Professor Morgan Ames

On this episode we discuss critical questions on the power and pitfalls of technology in helping society take on the most serious social challenges with Professor Morgan Ames. Profess Ames is an assistant adjunct professor in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley. Her new book The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child is available now via MIT Press. Professor Aims holds a PhD in communication from Stanford as well as bachelors and masters from University of California Berkeley. For more information about Professor Ames and her book visit: https://morganya.org/