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Prosperity or chaos? Ryan Khurana on the possibilities and pitfalls of technology

Prosperity or chaos? Ryan Khurana on the possibilities and pitfalls of technology

What will our future look like?

In this episode of "The Glenn Beck Podcast," Glenn sat down with Ryan Khurana, who is the executive director of the Institute for Advancing Prosperity, a nonprofit focused on the social and economic impacts of disruptive technologies. They discuss today's rapidly changing society from the way we use social media and e-commerce to the life-changing advances in medical and genetic innovations, and how we can navigate the pitfalls of these revolutionary technologies.

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Ep. 28 | Ryan Khurana | The Glenn Beck Podcastyoutu.be

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