London Futurists's video: Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Seeing through technology hype

"Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and climate tech is a healthy dose of critical thinking." These words from David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED UK, encourage us all to pay attention to the recommendations in Smoke and Mirrors, https://www.gemmamilne.co.uk/book - the forthcoming new book by science and technology journalist Gemma Milne, https://www.gemmamilne.co.uk/ This 90 minute London Futurists live webinar featured Gemma Milne in discussion with: *) Jack Stilgoe, Science & Technology Studies at UCL, and Fellow of Turing Institute, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/people/dr-jack-stilgoe *) Jenny Kleeman, Journalist, author, and filmmaker, https://www.jennykleeman.com/ The webinar was moderated by David Wood, Chair of London Futurists. It took place on Monday 20th April 2020. The event was hosted on Crowdcast. Please forgive the variable screen resolution and video clarity, the occasional verbal fluffs and pauses, and our inexperience in operating the tool. The Crowdcast session, including video replay and a copy of the chat window, is available at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/beyond-smoke-and-mirrors Join London Futurists on Meetup at https://www.meetup.com/London-Futurists