About this episode

The episode explores the cultural implications of technology as reflected in the billboards along Highway 101 in Silicon Valley.

A few months ago, as part of the research for his forthcoming book What Tech Calls Governing , Adrian took a drive down Highway 101 from San Francisco to Palo Alto and back. This episode is about what the billboards along that stretch of highway tell us about Silicon Valley, about our tech elites, and about how technology is remaking society (it's not in the way you think). If you'd like to buy Adrian's book, it's available for pre-order in the German edition only for now. If you'd like to check out the work of Wendy Liu, whose column that Adrian and Moira refer to in the episode (and who did the drive with Adrian), you can find that here and here .

People in this episode

Hosts: Adrian Daub, Moira Donegan

Topics covered

• technology
• Silicon Valley
• society
• AI discourse
• cultural analysis

Keywords

• Silicon Valley
• technology
• AI
• society
• billboards
• Adrian Daub
• Wendy Liu

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: What Tech Calls Governing

Places: Silicon Valley, Highway 101, San Francisco, Palo Alto

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