
The Role Of Big Tech In A COVID-19 World
Season 25 Episode 46 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
O’Mara shares the forces behind the rise of Silicon Valley.
O’Mara’s book, The Code, is the result of five years’ worth of research into the history of Silicon Valley. A professor of history at the University of Washington, she investigates how the history of tech and America’s political history are deliberately intertwined, a linkage which has become even more relevant as COVID-19 has shifted much of the world into online spaces.
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The City Club Forum is a local public television program presented by Ideastream

The Role Of Big Tech In A COVID-19 World
Season 25 Episode 46 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
O’Mara’s book, The Code, is the result of five years’ worth of research into the history of Silicon Valley. A professor of history at the University of Washington, she investigates how the history of tech and America’s political history are deliberately intertwined, a linkage which has become even more relevant as COVID-19 has shifted much of the world into online spaces.
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