On How Technology Has Made Us What We Are | A Drink with Tom Chatfield

Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson chats with Tom Chatfield about how we have always been deeply involved with our creations
Dr Tom Chatfield (@TomChatfield, www.tomchatfield.net) is a British author and tech philosopher. He has spoken about AI, tech ethics and digital culture at venues ranging from the UK and European Parliaments to Google, Meta, the US National Academy of Sciences and TED Global. His bestselling critical thinking textbooks and courses for SAGE Publishing are used across the world. His non-fiction books exploring digital culture - including How to Thrive in the Digital Age (Pan Macmillan) and Live this Book! (Penguin) - have appeared in over thirty languages. His debut novel, This Is Gomorrah (Hodder), was a Sunday Times thriller of the month, shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger and won France’s 2020 Prix Douglas Kennedy. He speaks, writes and broadcasts internationally on technology and culture. Tom is currently a member of the British Library Advisory Council; Chair of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society and co-Chair of the Copyright Licensing Agency; and an Associate at Perspectiva, researching the ethics of technology. He lives in Kent with his wife and two children.
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