How does a mid-20th-century experimental art and science group help us make sense of our social media ecosystem today?

In this extended excerpt from Stanford professor Fred Turner, you’ll hear how the origins of our media landscape date back to the 1940s and the push to counter fascist authoritarianism through democratized access to information. He also explores the unexpected role experimental art-science groups like E.A.T. played in developing our current media culture.

You can read more in his book The Democratic Surround.

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