MIT professor Sinan Aral on his book The Hype Machine

(10/1/20) Drawing on two decades of his own research and business experience, the David Austin Professor of Management at MIT Sinan Aral’s new book “The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy, and Our Health--and How We Must Adapt” peers under the hood of the biggest, most powerful social networks to examine just how much influence they have over our lives. Join us for a look at how to harness this game-changing technology for good in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.