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The Third Information Crisis

The Third Information Crisis

What is the most useful thing you could know about your own life? Thus begins this series of audio essays from the BBC. The answer Naomi Alderman suggests: the name of the era you’re living through. And she argues that we should think of our current era as the third great information crisis, brought about by digital communication. A joy to listen to, and inspiring all sorts of reflections.


From Weekly Filet #497, in July 2024. More on:

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