{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5dab87a335ae3942270b385d/614a626e730dcd00124f9905?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Xiaowei Wang on What Rural China Teaches Us About Technology","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5dab87a335ae3942270b385d/1637181064812-327bcd0a9083810034532ccef72845f9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Damian talks with the artist, writer, and coder Xiaowei Wang about their surprising findings about modern technology from their travels in rural China. Expanding on their book, <em>Blockchain Chicken Farm</em>, Wang shares models for decolonizing tech, challenges our ideas about rural vs urban innovation, and calls for a more expansive vision for global advancement (instead of a tech silver bullet).</p><p><br></p><p>Influence is a production of <a href=\"https://wetransfer.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WeTransfer</a>, produced in association with <a href=\"https://www.reasonablevolume.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Volume</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Damian Bradfield"}