Origins of the Internet (with Charlton McIlwain and Fred Turner)

Where did the internet come from? Who gets left out of dominant stories about its origins? And what can history teach us about how to make the internet better?   In our first episode, two leading scholars of internet history—Charlton McIlwain of NYU and Fred Turner of Stanford—delve into the stories you might not have [...]Read More...

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Public Books 101 takes a scholarly look at a world worth studying. In each mini-series, world-class scholars and writers join our host to examine a single topic from many angles, opening a window into the conversations that experts are having with one another about the urgent issues and problems facing us today. Public Books 101 is a production of Public Books, a magazine of arts, scholarship, and ideas. Visit www.publicbooks.org/podcast for more information about the show, including a reading list designed by our guests.