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A Futurist Gazes Through the Lens of Technology

Future Today Institute

Another set of headlines this week about Facebook and data privacy. Why should we care -- if we’re sure WE’RE not going to believe fake news stories aimed at us, or if WE have nothing to hide? Data breaches and manipulation have been a trend this year, says futurist and technology trend analyst Amy Webb … and they’re part of what will shape the coming year. Webb, who founded the ‘Future Today Institute’ ...gazes not just at but into 2018 with a critical eye, and then looks ahead.

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Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'