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<P><SPAN><STRONG>Come join the conversation this week with Noam Cohen & Micah Sifry about Cohen's new book,<A HREF="http://thenewpress.com/books/know-it-alls" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow"><EM>The Know-It-Alls</EM></A></STRONG>.</SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>Noam Cohen</STRONG> is the former tech columnist for The New York Times,where he wrote the Link by Link column from 2008 to 2014 coveringthe influence of digital technologies on global culture & the economy,including some of the Times earliest coverage of Wikipedia, Bitcoin, andTwitter. His front page stories reported on the first big Wikileaks leak (co-reported with Brian Stelter in 2010), Wikipedias contributor gender gap in2011, & the investigation & death of Reddit co-founder & Internet activist Aaron Swartzin 2013. Cohen has also contributed to publications such as New York Magazine & Dissentand has appeared on NPRs Talk of the Nation & the award-winning documentary Page One.</P>
<P>Whether interviewing Julian Assange or writing about the early adopters of Bitcoin, Cohenspotlights the real people behind the companies & technology of Silicon Valley. His notablyhumane approach to the tech industry is exemplified in the obituary of the Wikipedia editorAdrianne Wadewitz, who focused on building its catalogue on female authors & womens history, & Cohens feature about the onset phenomenon of Twitter ghost writers for high-profilenames like 50 Cent & Britney Spears to Ron Paul. Cohens op-eds drawing the ties betweenSilicon Valley & disruption culture with Trumps candidacy & election ran in The New YorkTimes in July 2016 & November 2016, respectively.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Copies of<EM><A HREF="http://thenewpress.com/books/know-it-alls" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">The Know-It-Alls</A></EM>will be available for purchase!</STRONG></P>
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<P><A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-hall-presents-the-tech-and-power-series-tickets-38734877060" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer">Register for all three to receive a discount!</A></P>
<P><STRONG>Civic Hall Members</STRONG>, email events@civichall.org to receive your<STRONG>free</STRONG>ticket!</P>
<P>For more information on other talks in this series:</P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/confronting-surveillance-capitalism-a-conversation-with-zeynep-tufekci-tickets-38737904114" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer"><SPAN><STRONG>November 2nd:</STRONG></SPAN>Confronting surveillance capitalism: How to respond to our digital overlords? A conversation with Zeynep Tufekci</A></P>
<P><A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/franklin-foer-in-conversation-with-zephyr-teachout-tickets-38739017444" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer"><SPAN><STRONG>November 27th:</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN CLASS="il">Franklin</SPAN>Foer in conversation with Zephyr Teachout</A></P>
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