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David Ryan Polgar
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HackerNoon.com

·Aug 2, 2018

We Need a Summit on Ethical Tech

I get inspired all the time when reading yet-another thought-provoking and well-researched think piece on Medium regarding ethics in the tech industry. Or the lack thereof, a finger-wagging I-told-you-so. Or a proposal for a code of ethics. Or a I-once-was-blind-but-now-I-see missive from a tech industry veteran. There is clearly enthusiasm around the ethical use of technology. But after my inspirational high wears off, I am always left with a mix of hope and anxiousness:

Tech

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We Need a Summit on Ethical Tech
We Need a Summit on Ethical Tech
Tech

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HackerNoon.com

·Jul 19, 2018

ConsenSys Founder Joe Lubin on the Future of Blockchain

We’ve interviewed some interesting and provocative characters on Funny as Tech, a podcast and live show I co-host alongside UCB comedian Joe Leonardo. People like Manoush Zomorodi, Baratunde Thurston, Bridget Carey, Nir Eyal, Laurie Segall, and comedian Chuck Nice. Our goal is to tackle the thorniest issues in technology with…

Blockchain

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ConsenSys Founder Joe Lubin on the Future of Blockchain
ConsenSys Founder Joe Lubin on the Future of Blockchain
Blockchain

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HackerNoon.com

·Nov 21, 2017

All Tech Is Human

Our relationship with technology, and social media in particular, is ripe with irony, impulse, and irrational behavior. We have a love/hate with Facebook and our smartphones, which seem to offer us a mixture of both freedom and servitude. The average American spends over fifty minutes a day on the…

Technology

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All Tech Is Human
All Tech Is Human
Technology

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Chatbots Life

·Sep 7, 2017

What Is the Future of Conversation? Special Guests to Appear on Funny as Tech September 29th in NYC to Discuss

Our relationship with tech is messy…let’s discuss! Funny as Tech is a freewheeling tech comedy panel show that happens monthly in NYC. On Friday, September 29th at 7:30 pm, Funny as Tech will welcome x.ai’s Dennis Mortensen, design researcher Pamela Pavliscak, and tech humanist Kate O’Neill to take a deep…

Artificial Intelligence

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What Is the Future of Conversation?
What Is the Future of Conversation?
Artificial Intelligence

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Aug 9, 2017

Funny as Tech Live Show August 21st in NYC with Special Guests

Our relationship with technology is messy…let’s discuss! Funny as Tech is a freewheeling tech comedy panel show, taped for podcast. The next show is Monday, August 21st from 8–9 pm. Tickets can be reserved at: bit.ly/FunnyAsTechAug21 Monthly shows happen at the Peoples Improv Theater (123 E 24th Street) in NYC…

Comedy

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Funny as Tech Live Show August 21st in NYC with Special Guests
Funny as Tech Live Show August 21st in NYC with Special Guests
Comedy

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Jul 14, 2017

Manoush Zomorodi and Douglas Rushkoff to Appear on Funny as Tech July 17th in NYC

Our relationship with technology is messy, to say the least. Funny as Tech is a monthly live show (taped for podcast) in NYC that takes a deep-dive into our absurd present and uncertain future with a focus on how social media tech is impacting us — often to the point…

Podcast

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Manoush Zomorodi and Douglas Rushkoff to Appear on Funny as Tech July 17th in NYC
Manoush Zomorodi and Douglas Rushkoff to Appear on Funny as Tech July 17th in NYC
Podcast

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May 17, 2017

Funny as Tech Launches June 2nd in NYC with Special Guests

Funny as Tech, a live show/podcast that provides comedy and conversation for our brave new world, will hold its inaugural show on Friday, June 2nd at the PIT Loft in NYC at 10:30 pm. Special guests for June 2nd include TJ Allard (Emmy Award winning Producer, NBC), Lori White (Director…

Comedy

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Funny as Tech Launches June 2nd in NYC with Special Guests
Funny as Tech Launches June 2nd in NYC with Special Guests
Comedy

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Sep 8, 2016

We’re at Now, Now: Interview with Douglas Rushkoff

Note: this article and interview was originally done in March 2014. Given its subject matter, and the fact that Douglas Rushkoff was looking towards the future, it seems ripe for revisiting. Rushkoff recently launched the podcast Team Human. By David Ryan Polgar Our life has turned into an absurd moment…

Technology

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We’re at Now, Now: Interview with Douglas Rushkoff
We’re at Now, Now: Interview with Douglas Rushkoff
Technology

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Jan 14, 2015

The Ethics of Twitter Pump-N-Dumps

Welcome to the age of metrics anxiety. Each new day brings new us numbers we can track. On Twitter, there are three that are prominently featured: how many tweets have you sent, how many accounts do you follow, and how many accounts follow you. Those numbers may trigger internal judgments…

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The Ethics of Twitter Pump-N-Dumps
The Ethics of Twitter Pump-N-Dumps

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Sitcom World

·Jul 15, 2014

Zack Morris on Tech Etiquette

We all know his brick-phone, but we may have forgotten his guidance to put down our phones and connect. — By David Ryan Polgar Everything I needed to know in life, I learned from my years at Bayside. I learned about integrity from Principal Belding. I learned about the dangers of drugs from Jessie Spano. …

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Zack Morris on Tech Etiquette
Zack Morris on Tech Etiquette
Technology

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David Ryan Polgar

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Tech Ethicist | Founder of All Tech Is Human | member of TikTok’s Content Advisory Council

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