# Noam Cohen
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noam cohen is an American journalist. He was a technology columnist and author of the "Link by Link" column for The New York Times from 2007 to 2013. He is the author of the 2017 nonfiction book The Know-It-Alls: The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball, about the politics of Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley's support for Trump, social media addiction, and war
In his book, "The Know-It-Alls," journalist Noam Cohen says Silicon Valley billionaires have taken a wrecking ball to many facets of society all in the name of profit.
Let’s Ban Billionaires: Noam Cohen on the Know-It-Alls 2.0
“AI is a theft of knowledge. I can’t believe we as a society allowed this.” — Noam Cohen
Ten years ago, Noam Cohen came on the show to ask if it was “Too Late to Save the Internet from Itself?” Back then, this early Silicon Valley critic was a New York Times writer. He was, as it turns out, a “pr...
How to Be Agreeably Disagreeable: Julia Minson on How to Argue with Your MAGA Father-in-Law
“The problems start when I conclude that only an uninformed, unintelligent, or evil person could hold the view that you hold.” — Julia Minson
In a sneak preview of the 2028 Presidential election, Andy Beshear called JD Vance the most arrogant politician in America. Vance’s spokesperson fires back...
Episode 204: Noam Cohen
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Noam Cohen is a journalist and writer who has written extensively about Wikipedia since 2007 for publications including The New York Times and Wired. He is the author of the 2017 book The Know-It-Alls: The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking...
Politics in the Age of Total Control: Jacob Siegel on the Information State that Came Home
“What conclusion do you draw if you see a system that continues to grow more powerful despite failing at the things it says it’s going to accomplish?” — Jacob Siegel
Jacob Siegel grew up in Brooklyn, studied history at Boston University, enlisted in the US Army after September 11, and fought in I...
Excessive Wealth Disorder: Glen Galaich on the $2 Trillion That Could Save Democracy
“Why does someone need to be the first trillionaire? The damage it’s doing just to get to that level is extreme.” — Glen Galaich
Excessive wealth disorder. It sounds like a disease — which, at least according to Glen Galaich — CEO of the Stupski Foundation and author of Control: Why Big Giving Fa...
Ep. 9: Free To Pee in NYC
Why are there seemingly no public restrooms in New York City and can our government or perhaps our new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, do anything about it? This week, a story about coalition building, people uniting through struggle, what it means to live in dignity and what happens to the fruit cups tha...
Episode 208: BTB Digest 33
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Clips from five recent episodes! Liam Wyatt considers LLMs as a vessel for Wikipedia content; Steve Shattuck weighs Cargo against Semantic MediaWiki; Paul Vodrazka lays out how he became an AI coder; Noam Cohen defends Wikipedia from charges of bias; Wandji Collins recounts becoming...
Recode Decode: Noam Cohen, author, 'The Know-It-Alls'
Author and former New York Times columnist Noam Cohen talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new book, "The Know-It-Alls: The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball." In the book, Cohen argues that a libertarian philosophy that is hostile to outsiders and re...
On the Social Reckoning: Noam Cohen Watches Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook Sequel
“Why would you want the guy who is good at coding to decide what we all do? Why would you want the guy who built the pyramids to actually run Egypt?” — Noam Cohen
The war movie is back in vogue. Only this time it’s Hollywood turning its guns on Silicon Valley. There’s the four-hour Musk doc, an ...
