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Stewart Brand discusses his history of hacking civilization, the evolution of personal computing, and his thoughts on decentralization.
Visit the archive.devcon.org/ to gain access to the entire library of Devcon talks with the ease of filtering, playlists, personalized suggestions, decentralized access on IPFS and more. archive.devcon.org/archive/watch/4/a-conversation-with-stewa… A Panel discussion with Stewart Brand, a pioneer in creating the Personal Computer, featuring Wendell Davis and Althea Allen. Stewart gives a brief history of his life and work spent "hacking civilization," and discusses a variety of topics including: The progress in the "hacking" ecosystem; The role of institutions in decentralization; The overlap of blockchain & climate change; Aging within a movement. A Q&A session follows the Panel. Speaker(s): Stewart Brand Skill level: Intermediate Track: Developer Infrastructure Keywords: society Follow us: twitter.com/efdevcon, twitter.com/ethereum Learn more about devcon: devcon.org/ Learn more about ethereum: ethereum.org/ Devcon is the Ethereum conference for developers, researchers, thinkers, and makers. Devcon 4 was held in Prague, Czech Republic on Oct 30 - Nov 2, 2018. Devcon is organized and presented by the Ethereum Foundation, with the support of our sponsors. To find out more, please visit ethereum.foundation/What people say. Recommended for its insights into the historical connections between early hacker culture and modern decentralized technologies.
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