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Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution

Howard Rheingold: October 22, 2002; Running Time: 00:55:15

About the Lecture

About the Lecture

In Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution, Howard Rheingold ponders the next great techno-cultural shift as it plays out in a global society. The coming wave, says Rheingold, is the result of super-efficient mobile communications that will allow us to connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime. Applying insights from sociology, artificial intelligence, engineering, and anthropology, Rheingold offers a penetrating perspective on this brave new convergence of pop culture, cutting-edge technology, and social activism, and at the same time, emphasizes that the real impact of mobile communications will come not from the technology itself but from how people use it.

Lecture Details

Location: Building 26-100

About the Speaker

Howard Rheingold

Howard Rheingold is a noted writer and one of the world's foremost authorities on the social implications of technology. Over the past twenty years he has traveled around the world, observing and writing about emerging trends in computing, communications, and culture. One of the creators and former founding executive editor of HotWired, he has served as editor of The Whole Earth Review, editor-in-chief of The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog, and on-line host for The Well. His previous books include "The Virtual Community" and "Tools for Thought", both published by The MIT Press.