S3E04: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Credulous ft. Giusppe Porcaro

Published: Jan. 21, 2019, 12:03 p.m.

Covering things we missed in the last two weeks: The big vote of no confidence! We are referring of course to Greek president Alexis Tsipras, who survived a confidence vote this week, something that as many as six people in the UK noticed. Brexit continues to be a straightforward affair for everyone, and Berlusconi wants to be EU Commission president. Right-Wing Watch: Old People are sharing fake news at an astonishing rate. I feel like we knew this already, but now it's confirmed by academics. Read the original article here: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18174631/old-people-fake-news-facebook-share-nyu-princeton Finally we speak to Giuseppe Porcaro of think-tank Bruegel about the Internet of Things, data-gathering, direct democracy, and his book "Disco Sour". Follow Guiseppe on twitter: twitter.com/porcarorama Get Disco Sour on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CV335MF/ Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/CandDPodcast We're also on Facebook and Spotify! Just search "Connected and Disaffected".