(Counter-) Terrorism and Emerging Technologies

Audrey Kurth Cronin, professor of international security at American University School of International Service, and director of the Center for Security, Innovation and New Technology, joined us to discuss emerging technologies and counter-terrorism. These topics underpinned her recent book, Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow's Terrorists: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/power-to-the-people-9780190882143?cc=us&lang=en&.

She also referenced Jack Copeland's biography of the mathematician Alan Turing during the interview.

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