We are delighted to host the award-winning New York Times and WIRED Magazine tech writer Clive Thompson as he discusses the ideas presented in his new book, Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better. Clive Thompson writes a monthly column for WIRED magazine on the everyday impact of new technologies. He is also a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine. Thompson was a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT. His work has been widely anthologized, and he has received two Mirror Awards for his coverage of digital media.
Clive Thompson will kick off the “MAGIC Speaker Series”, which aims to bring together thought leaders from industry, the academy, and journalism who are advancing the frontier of digital culture– folks who are creating the next generation of innovative devices and theorizing the profound ways digital innovation impacts society. In choosing speakers who are as highly regarded for their ideas as their communication skills, the MAGIC Speaker Series aims to spark inspired dialog across campus. Elizabeth Lawley, Professor, School of Interactive Games & Media and Director, Lab for Social Computing at the RIT MAGIC Center says, “we’re really excited to be starting off this year’s lecture series with one of the world’s best technology journalists–the New York Journal of Books recently described his wonderful new book as ‘required reading for anyone interested in, working in, or enjoying the culture of the Internet,’ and it’s full of ideas and research that are highly relevant to students and scholars in a range of technology fields. Clive’s wide-ranging mix of interests and knowledge are a perfect example of the kind of multidisciplinary work that MAGIC is all about.”