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Podcast: The DemystifySci Podcast
Episode: The Tech Company Town: When Corporations Replace the State - Dr. Herb Lin, Stanford's Hoover Institute
Description: Did you think the world's richest entities were governments? Think again! 71 of the richest 100 organizations are corporations, not countries. Is a high-tech version of the old-tech company town in store for humans? This week is all about trying to answer what seems like a simple question - would you want to live in a town that's run by the government, or one that's run by a bright and shiny high-tech giant?
Cyber-security expert Herb Lin joins us to talk about what that world might look like, and also sheds some light on what a corporate internet means...