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Second Thoughts on the Information Superhighway

The Information Superhighway---we are constantly bombarded with news of how it will change our lives and the world.But will it really? Not everyone believes the Internet is all it's cracked up to be. In this hour, we'll have one such skeptic to offer his second thoughts on the information superhighway.

Guests:
Clifford Stoll
Author, "Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the information Superhighway"
Computer Expert
Oakland, CA

Frank Romano
Professor, School of Printing, Management & Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

 

Books/Articles Discussed:

  "Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Superhighway," by Clifford Stoll. Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1996

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