Rachel Botsman
Oxford University
Rachel Botsman, a leading thinker and writer on trust in the digital age, is the author of two highly acclaimed books and a lecturer at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. Her first book, What’s Mine is Yours, predicted the rise of the sharing economy. Who Can You Trust? explores the profound ways trust is shifting in the world.
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The Breakdown of Trust
A loss of trust in institutions is affecting our beliefs, but why is this happening? We’ve all been there, the moment you find yourself considering, if even for a split second, that a conspiracy…
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How Can We Trust Social Media Again?
What can you believe anymore? Social media are full of misinformation and manipulation. DLD speakers explain what could be done. Some solutions lie with us…
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Coronavirus: Managing A Crisis That Changes Everything
Drowning in news about the Covid-19 pandemic? We’ve created an overview of reliable sources, expert voices, studies and interactive tools. Take a look!
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#DLD19 Recap: A Matter of Trust
Trust is a simple concept that has enormous power. Without trust there would be no community, no commerce, no democracy. Trust requires faith – in another person, in government, in anything new and unfamiliar. That’s why trust is also at the heart of technological progress and many other aspects of modern society, as various sessions…
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Rachel Botsman: Why Innovation Depends On “Leaps of Trust”
Trust enables new ideas to travel. Without it, we’d never get behind the wheel of a self-driving car or let a smart assistant into our homes. In her latest book Who Can You Trust? author and Oxford University lecturer Rachel Botsman described the ways in which technology is changing the nature of trust and how…
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