"Social media, like most technologies, is a double-edged sword. It can shrink distance but it can also manipulate our behavior and help disinformation spread like wildfire. It can help us feel connected, but keeps us doom scrolling well past our bedtimes." - Ramesh Srinivasan
Ramesh Srinivasan author of the best seller “Beyond the Valley: How Innovators around the World are Overcoming Inequality and Creating the Technologies of Tomorrow.” joins Lewis Myers and Daniel Andalon along with The Ruckus' Sound Engineer and Producer Arun Ravendhran. Arun was a staff organizer on the Bernie Sanders' California and New York teams and is currently a political organizer and Progressive Policy Director on local and national campaigns.
Srinivasan is a Professor in the UCLA Department of Information Studies and Director of the UC Digital Cultures Lab, and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Design Media Arts. He was a national surrogate for Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign on issues of technology policy and an innovation policy advisor to the Biden/Harris campaign.