Baratunde Thurston Email & Phone Number

United States

Life With Machines explores the human side of the A.I. revolution – the good, the bad, and the weird – and asks, “How can these machines help us become more human?” In this video podcast, host Baratunde Thurston helps us understand our rapidly emerging future, and encourages us to shape it and laugh at the absurdity.Baratunde demystifies A.I. and makes it.

Premieres July 5, running for six weeks on PBS. Follow Baratunde Thurston, bestselling author and podcaster, as he explores the country’s diverse landscapes to see how they shape the way we work, play and interact with the outdoors. From coal miners turned beekeepers in Appalachia to Black surfers catching waves in L.A., uncover a deeper understanding of.

This is my shell corporation for the collection of revenues in a legal manner providing cover for various activities and making me more legitimate in the eyes of antiquated business models.

How To Citizen with Baratunde reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. In its first 10 days, the show has jumped to #19 on Apple's podcast rankings and is featured on the podcast home screen. Because the show is dope, and you should subscribe here https://bit.ly/2D1lutU:) So many of us want to do more in.

Brooklyn, NY, US

I was appointed by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve on the board of trustees for the nation’s sixth largest public library system. As a trustee, I serve on the marketing subcommittee, attend regular meetings, and generally act to promote and support the most accessible democratic institution in the borough.

Redwood City, CA, US

BUILD is an amazing Bay Area-based national non-profit that serves disadvantaged and disengaged youth using an entrepreneurship-based curriculum to support the college-bound trajectories of low-income high school students that others leave behind. BUILD students start real businesses (they have incubated 500 youth team businesses) and get through High.

We are going through a lot right now in the United States: a record-breaking pandemic, record-breaking protests, and a reckoning with systems of racism and policing. In this storm of information, emotions, and activism We’re Having A Moment acts as a lighthouse and a record of this defining moment in U.S. history. Episodes cover topics including the racial.

Oversee creation and production of content for digital and social outlets. Contribute to overall comedy goodness of the enterprise. Help re-launch iconic institution. Introduce Apple computer products. Save world.

New York, NY, US

Cultivated Wit is a comedic digital company on a quest to merge comedy and technology into a new genre of creative expression. We produce the Comedy Hack Day event series and related projects in which comedy is constructed with code, words, and video.

This coming-of-blackness memoir offers a personal and comedic take on the expectations of (black) identity. Consider this a refresher course for those who are black and a 101 for those with black friends and co-workers. If you have ever been told you're too black or not black enough... If you've ever wanted to be black or thought you were... If you've.

New York, NY, US

I write the back page column for this great publication, offering a witty take on innovation, business, and technology. Here are all my articles: http://www.fastcompany.com/3000866/one-more-thing/social-media-may-be-efficient-dont-forget-good-old-face-to-face-conversation

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

http://directorsfellows.media.mit.edu/"There are people all over the world with less-than-traditional backgrounds who would be great additions to the Media Lab community. We wanted to create a program to loop them in. Our new Director's Fellows initiative creates a way for these extraordinary individuals to take part in Media Lab research alongside our.

Culver City, California, US

I co-hosted this live daily news show with Meghan McCain and Jacob Soboroff. It's on the new TV network, Pivot TV, which is owned by Participant Media.

Cambridge, MA, US

The Berkman Center's mission is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions.We are a research center, premised on the observation that what we seek to learn is not already recorded. Our method is to build out into cyberspace, record data as we.

Chicago, IL, US

Manage overall digital strategy for The Onion, helping us tell our stories on emerging digital platforms. (includes design advice, user experience, special online content features, outside partnerships, social media presence); help coordinate online political coverage across video, audio and print; member of the editorial staff (i.e. be funny!)

I write under the name "Jack Turner" for Jack and Jill Politics, a blog that offers a Black Bourgeois perspective on American politics. Among mainstream sites, we are referenced heavily by The Washington Post, Politico and Andrew Sullivan. We are proud members of the Afrosphere.- Write about American politics from a black perspective- Attend press calls.

Founded LLC to manage comedic, publishing and contract strategy consulting activities.HOTNESS- Nominated, Bill Hicks Award for Thought Provoking Comedy- Performed at Barry Crimmins Farewell to Standup Show- MC, Media that Matters Film Festival, NYC (@ HBO HQ)- 1st Amendment Day @ Iowa State, Ames, IA (2,000+ attending)- Featured comic with up and coming.

New York, US

Science Channel, in partnership with Popular Science magazine, is bringing viewers an extraordinary glimpse of the unbelievable scientific and technological innovations destined to shape our lives in five, ten, 15 or 25 years with the new series POPULAR SCIENCE’S FUTURE OF, premiering Monday, August 10 at 9 PM (ET/PT). Hosted by author, comedian, writer.

I am a contributing blogger to this political website. My page is at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/baratunde-thurston

Wrote a biweekly column in this alternative weekly publication out of Boston touching on national politics, personal experiences and Boston lifeFavorite pieces includedL - The Year in Racism, a review of 2006's best racist moments- How I Almost Got A T Station Named After Me- JetBoooo- Barack Obama Likes Mayonnaise- and many others

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• AV&Co is a strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on the telecom industry. I have led several projects for them since October 2003 with a focus on the future of broadband, media and communications. Projects.
• a 10 year study of the future of US consumer media and communications activities and drivers of change (demographics, privacy, ubiquitous computing, the Long Tail, the environment and new media distribution)
• the value of open development platforms (e.g. GNU/Linux) and "crowdsourcing" for emerging communications services
• impact of ad-based local and mobile search applications for a directory services provider along with recommended strategy
• creation of a local marketing unit for a major US operator, including organizational structure, team training and development of guerrilla marketing campaigns
• worldwide analysis of fixed mobile convergence deployments and plans and creation of a suite of possible products

I was hired on as a producer for the company's first U.S. product launch, "Untraveling Hahvahd." The company produces mobile media documentaries. Think soundwalking tours with a whole lot more. The Harvard project is a self-guided tour of Harvard Yard featuring audio guidance, photos, interviews and interactive quizzesDuties included- Adapting the script.

Worked four years for a business strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on telecom and high tech businesses

A.B., Philosophy

Master Of High School (Mhs)