When Language Was Up For Grabs: Ben Lerner warns against falling in love once again with the promise of digital technology to democratize language

EPISODE 1879: In the KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to  Ben Lerner, the Poetry Editor of Harper's Magazine, about the dangers of falling in love once again with the supposed democratizing power of digital technology

Ben Lerner is “the poetry editor of Harper's Magazine, and author of Harper's December cover story: “The Hofmann Wobble: Wikipedia and the problem of historical memory,” His latest book is "The Lights."

Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

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