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**TechTank**

TechTank is a biweekly podcast from The Brookings Institution exploring the most consequential technology issues of our time. From artificial intelligence and racial bias in algorithms, to Big Tech, the future of work, and the digital divide, TechTank takes abstract ideas and makes them accessible. Moderators Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with leading technology experts and policymakers to share new data, ideas, and policy solutions to address the challenges of our new digital world.

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Latest Episodes:

How Memes Are Impacting Democracy Feb 27, 2023

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On this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, guest host Mishaela Robison will sit down with Dr. Joan

Donovan, Research Director of Harvard Kennedy’s Shorenstein Center and Emily Dreyfuss, a journalist,

who leads the Shorenstein Center News Leaders Program, to discuss their book, Meme Wars: The Untold

Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022).

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Reclaiming local news in the age of the internet Feb 13, 2023

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On this week's episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee will discuss the

future of local news and the effects of the internet on traditional business models and the quality

of investigative journalism. The episode will also correlate rising levels of misinformation to an

eroding local news landscape. Podcast guests are Courtney Radsch, postdoctoral research fellow

at UCLA, and Steve Waldman, founder and president of Rebuild Local News.

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Is Economic Decoupling Possible for the United States? Jan 30, 2023

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On this episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-host Darrell West is joined by two distinguished experts to discuss if economic decoupling is possible for the United States. Melanie Sisson is a fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where she focuses on national security in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology. Emily Weinstein is a research fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, where she focuses on U.S.-China technological competition.

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What to expect for big tech, broadband, anti-trust, and other tech issues under the new Congress Jan 17, 2023

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On this week’s episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-hosts Darrell West, and Nicol Turner Lee discuss the

future of Biden’s tech policy agenda under the new 118 th Congress, including broadband infrastructure,

anti-trust, big tech accountability, data privacy, and AI, among other issues. With a GOP majority in the

House of Representatives and a Democrat-led Senate, this episode dives into which policy areas show

the most promise for consensus, and where there may be challenges to gain cooperation within a

divided Congress.

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Is it time to regulate social media platforms and search engines? Jan 02, 2023

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On this week’s episode of the TechTank Podcast, moderator Darrell West, Vice President of Governance

Studies at the Brookings Institution, will discuss if it's time for the Supreme Court to regulate social

media platforms and the search engines that have become prominent amongst society. To help with this

conversation, the Podcast is happily joined by John Villasenor, a Professor of Engineering, Law, and

Public Policy at UCLA and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings. Mark MacCarthy is a Senior Fellow

at the Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy at Georgetown University and a Nonresident Senior

Fellow at Brookings.

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Technology adoption in Africa: current and future use cases for development Dec 12, 2022

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On this episode, host Nicol Turner Lee explores technology adoption in Africa and universal access throughout the continent with guests Yolanda Jinxin Ma, head of Digital Policy and Global Partnerships at the United Nations Development Programme, Addisu Lashitew, Global Economy and Development nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Jane Munga, Africa Program fellow at Carnegie who focuses on technology policy.

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Twitter, Trump, and Online Speech Nov 28, 2022

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In this episode of the podcast, co-host Darrell West speaks to Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow in Governance Studies and director of the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings and Tom Wheeler, a visiting fellow in Governance Studies and the author of a forthcoming Brookings book, “Techlash” about Twitter's future, and the consequences of recent tumultuous changes at the company.

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What will it take to create inclusive AR/VR for a more diverse metaverse? Nov 14, 2022

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In this episode of Tech Tank, co-host, Nicol Turner Lee, speaks with Rashawn Ray, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution, and Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Lab for Applied Social Science Research, University of Maryland; and Kinnis Gosha, Executive Director and Chief Research Officer of the Center for Broadening Participation in Computing, Morehouse College. These experts discuss the current and future possibilities of AR/VR, and the metaverse and the impact on public sector applications. We also dive into how to attract more diverse developers and subscribers

on these spaces.

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Latino voters, midterm elections, and the effects of misinformation, and disinformation Oct 31, 2022

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Latino voters registered and voted in higher numbers in the 2020 presidential election than in prior years, according to a 2021 report, and recent findings from the Pew Research Center count 34.5 million eligible Latino voters, which is a significant increase since the last midterm elections. The results of the 2022 midterms will have lasting consequences on American politics and policy, making it critical to protect and amplify Latino voices along with the type of information they receive to make credible opinions about potential candidates and their platforms

Tech Tank co-host, Nicol Turner Lee, spoke with Gabriel Sanchez, a David M. Rubenstein fellow in Governance Studies and faculty at the University of New Mexico, and Nora Benavidez, senior counsel and director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights at Free Press, about the ecosystem of Spanish-language media. The experts discussed how the prevalence of mis- and disinformation can be better identified and mitigated to avoid potential voter suppression efforts impacting Latino voters as the midterm elections near.

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How to improve election security Oct 17, 2022

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To protect public integrity and faith our election, it is integral for the United States to work to combat

existing misinformation, protect the safety of election officials, and guarantee that existing cybersecurity

measures are adequate in protecting the vote of the American people. On TechTank, Darrell West is

joined by Elaine Kamarck and Elizabeth Howard to discuss these topics and more.

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