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Encore Booknotes: Neil Postman, "Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology"

Neil Postman

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Neil Postman talks about the dependence of Americans on technological advances. He argues that Americans have come to expect technological innovations to solve the larger problems of mankind, and that the belief in the power of technology has become a national religion. 

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Neil Postman

Neil Postman, a longtime professor at New York University, is the author of many books on the media, education and culture, including "Amusing Ourselves to Death" and "The Disappearance of Childhood." 


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Encore Booknotes: Neil Postman, "Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology"

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  • Saturday, October 15th at 6pm (ET)
  • Saturday, October 10th at 6pm (ET)
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