Noah Feldman studies the intersection of religion, politics, tech and law.
Why you should listen
After finishing first in his class at Harvard University, Feldman later earned a PhD as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He received his JD from Yale Law School and clerked for Justice David Souter of the US Supreme Court. He currently serves as Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Chair of the Society of Fellows and founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, all at Harvard University.
Noah Feldman’s TED Talks
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Live from TED2017
The future us: The talks of Session 11 of TED2017
April 28, 2017
In the final session of TED2017, we look ahead to the future we’ll build together. Below, recaps of the talks from Session 11, in chronological order. A design renaissance for our apps. “There’s a hidden goal driving all of our technology, and that goal is the race for our attention.” says Tristan Harris. He would know; he […]
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Politics and religion are technologies: Noah Feldman on TED.com
October 1, 2008
Lawyer and Islam scholar Noah Feldman makes a searing case that both politics and religion — whatever their differences — are similar technologies, designed to efficiently connect and manage any group of people. Listen for his discussion of these ideas “about which people disagree in the deepest possible sense” — and a prophetic look at […]
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