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The Blockchain and Us: Conversations about the brave new world of blockchains, cryptoassets, and the

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Conversations and stories about the brave new world of blockchain technology, cryptoassets, and the token economy. This podcast is the follow-up project of Manuel Stagars' documentary film The Blockchain and Us (2017). The podcast includes 62 interviews with pioneers in the blockchain space that too… read more

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Why New Technologies Need Sharper Critical Thinking - Andrea Bauer, Founder & Senior Advisor, BEAM Innovation Studio

Andrea Bauer speaks about spotting waves of change as an innovation consultant, research through discussion, applying critical thinking to new technologies, how technologies introduce conflicts, possible side effects of blockchains, the evolution of trust and why "trustless" is BS, why we need a purpose-centered discussion, how reading philosophy helps develop critical thinking, and much more.
Andrea is an innovation consultant, strategic advisor, krypto economist, and author on digital media management. She is the founder of BEAM Innovation Studio and DECRYPT in Berlin and the co-founder of D.DAY Network, a think thank and community of leading thinkers and creators, dedicated to establish a holistic understanding of the effects of our digital era.
Andrea Bauer: https://www.andreabauer.org, https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreabauer, https://twitter.com/Andrea__B
Andrea's book "The Krypto Economy": http://www.thekryptoeconomy.com
BEAM Innovation Studio: http://www.beam-studio.com
Decrypt: https://www.decrypt.world
D.DAY: http://www.ddaynetwork.com
Also mentioned in this episode:
Friedrich Nietsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51893.Thus_Spoke_Zarathustra
Yuval Harari: https://www.ynharari.com
David Graeber: https://www.davidgraeber.industries, https://www.twitter.com/davidgraeber
This episode was recorded at Rent24 in Berlin. https://www.rent24.com/en 
Many thanks to our advertisers who support this podcast!
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