The Know-It-Alls: The Rise of Silicon Valley | Noam Cohen | Talks at Google

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Noam Cohen, a former New York Times tech columnist, discusses his book THE KNOW-IT-ALLS: The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball. It’s a fascinating biographical history of Silicon Valley pioneers, and is sure to make for a robust debate on the wider effect of tech culture on politics and society.

Get the book here: https://goo.gl/ddRzFR

Event moderated by David Barry.

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