You are watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. We are honored to come full circle hosting not only a local author but regular customer at the bookstore and uncover tech culture and Silicon Valley news, has appeared in the atlantic, wired antimagazine and other publications. Mike isaac is a Technology Reporter at the New York Times who won the award for distinguished business reporting and write about uber and other Silicon Valley giant it appears on cnbc and msnbc. The book signing will be at the back desk right there and appreciate it if you keep the line along the wall to the far right. I need to take a photo of you. I thought there would be 20 people here. All friends. A fireside chat. If this were a congressional hearing. Be on your cspan behavior. I am not going to curse tonight, or try not to. I was thinking and you were thinking we should probably start off with moving something. I dont know if you r
Research at the center for media engagement at the university of texas at austin. Professor wally founded and directed the Digital Intelligence lab at the institute for the future which is a 50yearold think tank based in the heart of silicon valley. Also cofounded and directed Research Team at the computational propaganda product at Oxford Internet institute at the university of oxnard. Hes written on political manipulations technology for a variety of publications including wired, the atlantic monthly, vice, techcrunch, the guardian and many others. His research has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, washington post, wall street journal and also made appearances on the today show. In frontline, is presented to members of nato, u. S. Congress and uk parliament. Its a great honor to have him here with us tonight during this incredible and important research. Give him a warm welcome. [applause] hi, everyone. Great to be here. I think my bio sounds kind of fake. Cra