Phil Howard
Director of the Oxford Internet Institute and author of Lie Machines. Expert on disinformation and propaganda.
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Mar 31, 2024 • 54min
Episode 174: Phil Howard On Food Industry Consolidation
Professor Phil Howard discusses food industry consolidation, highlighting how a few firms control the supply chain. He explores capitalist consolidation, vertical integration in food companies, impact on farms, seed industry dominance, and unethical practices in the food sector.
Nov 2, 2023 • 49min
Toward Cross-disciplinary Consensus About Our (Mis)Information Environment
Angela Aristidou, a CASBS fellow, and Phil Howard, a renowned scholar of tech innovation, discuss the challenges of understanding and regulating our information ecosystems, interdisciplinary collaboration, the impact of the information environment, AI language models, and more.
May 27, 2020 • 1h 3min
Recode Decode: Phil Howard and Emily Bell
Phil Howard, director of the Oxford Internet Institute and author of Lie Machines, teams up with Emily Bell, director of Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism, to delve into the troubling rise of disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. They dissect the viral conspiracy theories like 'Plandemic' and the shifting narrative around public figures like Bill Gates. The duo also critiques big tech’s efforts, particularly Facebook’s struggles with misinformation, highlighting the urgent need for better management and regulation in the digital landscape.
