Podcasts Education Courses EconTalk Judith Donath on Signaling, Design, and the Social Machine

Judith Donath on Signaling, Design, and the Social Machine

Published: Oct. 31, 2016, 6:30 a.m.

b'Judith Donath, author of The Social Machine, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her book--an examination of signaling, online identity, and online community. Donath argues that design elements in technology play a key role in our interactions with one another. The conversation closes with a discussion of data collection by corporations and the government.'