JOSH HARRIS

ABOUT JOSH HARRIS

Josh Harris is one of the original dot-com pioneers, and founder of Jupiter Communications. More than an entrepreneur who made (and spent) close to $80 Million, Josh Harris is a futurist with compelling ideas on technology convergence and how that will affect the lives of future generations. 

Harris is the focus of director Ondi Timoner's documentary film, We Live In Public, an entry at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The documentary was awarded the Grand Jury Prize award in the US documentary category at the festival.

Among Harris' experiments featured in the film is the art project "Quiet: We Live in Public," an Orwellian, Big Brother type concept developed in the late '90s which placed more than 100 volunteers in a human terrarium under New York City, with many webcams following and capturing every move they made. This concept was the forerunner to what is today presented as Reality TV. On the Swedish TV show "Kobra," Harris stated that he had been widely influenced by the 1998 movie The Truman Show. He strongly believes that the Technological Singularity will be reached and the human being will cease to be an individual, while the machine becomes the new king of the jungle. 

Harris has spoken before groups such as Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, AOL, and Princeton University to name a few, while also being featured in publications such as Time Magazine, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times. Harris has also appeared on several television shows, including CNN, NBC Dateline, 60 Minutes, CNBC, BBC, and FOX.

PROGRAMS

Programs can include discussions of the future of technology, retaining a "sense of self" in a world that is quickly becoming digitally invasive, and the landscape in which technology has evolved and continues to grow.  Harris' thought-provoking commentary inspires listeners to examine the digital world around them, compare ideas and consider the future, and think introspectively about what each individual brings to the table.

LINKS

http://www.weliveinpublicthemovie.com/

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2010/11/709256/singularities-josh-harris