Tom Chatfield is an author, commentator and technology theorist. He has written books on the culture of video gaming, new media and politics and the history of digital ideas. Tom has worked for a range of companies including Google, Six to Start and Intervox, and has spoken at forums including TED Global, the RSA and the World IT Congress. For more, see www.tomchatfield.net



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Tom Chatfield is a British writer, broadcaster and tech philosopher. His books exploring digital culture – most recently Live This Book! (Penguin), How To Thrive in the Digital Age (Pan Macmillan) and Critical Thinking (SAGE Publishing), researched as a Visiting Associate at the Oxford Internet Institute – are published in over thirty languages. His first novel, This is Gomorrah (Hodder), was a Sunday Times thriller of the month, shortlisted for the 2020 CWA Steel Dagger and won France’s Prix Douglas Kennedy. He lives in Kent.
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