Baratunde Thurston, a Data & Society advisor, weaves together threads of race, technology, democracy, and climate through his work as an Emmy-nominated host, producer, writer, and public speaker. He is the host and executive producer of the PBS television series America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, creator and host of How To Citizen with Baratunde, which Apple named one of its favorite podcasts of 2020, and a founding partner of the new media startup Puck. His comedic memoir, How To Be Black, is a New York Times best-seller. In 2019, he delivered what MSNBC’s Brian Williams called “one of the greatest TED talks of all time.” Thurston serves on the boards of Civics Unplugged and the Brooklyn Public Library and lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Fast CompanyExcerpt: "With all due respect to the boldface AI worriers, do we need to invent a boogeyman from the future when we’ve got the present to worry about? Is tomorrow’s machine enslavement so much more terrifying than today’s vast... Read on Fast CompanyJune 2015 -
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Fast Company"As consumers we've been told that we're in charge, so we enjoy the ritual, even though it's exhausting. We even decide when we'll opt out. But what happens when companies walk away from us first?" In this article, D&S a... Read on Fast CompanyJanuary 2014 -
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Fast CompanyStop whatever you are binge watching and check out the British television show Black Mirror, in this article D&S advisor Baratunde Thurston explains why. Read on Fast CompanyNovember 2013