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Niall Ferguson’s Networld

Episode 1 – “Disruption”

Niall Ferguson explores the history of social networks.

03/17/2020 | Expired 04/15/2020 | Rating TV-PG

Episode 1 – “Disruption”

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Niall Ferguson’s Networld

Episode 1 – “Disruption”

3/17/2020 | 55m 26sVideo has Closed Captions

Niall Ferguson explores the history of social networks.

With the help of experts in network theory and precedents from history, Ferguson argues that the printing press had similar consequences for 16th-and 17th-century Europe as the personal computer and the Internet have for the world since the 20th century, leading to polarization and the dissemination of fake news.

03/17/2020 | Expired 04/15/2020 | Rating TV-PG

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Niall Ferguson’s Networld

Episode 1 – “Disruption”

3/17/2020 | 55m 26sVideo has Closed Captions

With the help of experts in network theory and precedents from history, Ferguson argues that the printing press had similar consequences for 16th-and 17th-century Europe as the personal computer and the Internet have for the world since the 20th century, leading to polarization and the dissemination of fake news.

03/17/2020 | Expired 04/15/2020 | Rating TV-PG

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