Tim Wu, author portrait
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Tim Wu

TIM WU is an author, policy advocate, and professor at Columbia University, best known for coining the term "net neutrality." In 2006, Scientific American named him one of 50 leaders in science and technology; in 2007, 01238 magazine listed him as one of Harvard's 100 most influential graduates; in 2013, National Law Journal included him in "America's 100 Most Influential Lawyers"; and in 2014 and 2015, he was named to the "Politico 50." He formerly wrote for Slate, where he won the Lowell Thomas Gold medal for Travel Journalism, and is a contributing writer for The New Yorker. In 2015, he was appointed to the Executive Staff of the Office of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a senior enforcement counsel and special adviser.

TIM WU is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com or visit www.prhspeakers.com.

The Age of Extraction
The Curse of Bigness
The Attention Merchants
The Master Switch

Tim Wu: Our attention spans are getting stolen

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Books

The Age of Extraction
The Curse of Bigness
The Attention Merchants
The Master Switch

Media

Tim Wu: Our attention spans are getting stolen

Events

Tue Nov 04 | 07:00 PM
POLITICS & PROSE
5015 CONNECTICUT AVE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20008-2024
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Wed Nov 05 | 05:30 PM
University Club of Chicago with WBEZ
Chicago, IL 
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Thu Nov 06
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, Stephen Schwarzman Building
476 5TH AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10018-2788
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Fri Nov 07 | 07:00 PM
HOT DOCS TED ROGERS CINEMA
506 BLOOR ST W
TORONTO, ON M5S 1Y3
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Sun Nov 09 | 11:15 AM
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL
C-SPAN2 Tent
AUSTIN, TX 
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Mon Nov 10 | 05:30 PM
Commonwealth Club
110 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 
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Wed Nov 12 | 07:00 PM
ALOUD Library Foundation of Los Angeles @Central Library
630 W 5th St
Los Angeles, CA 90071
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Wed Nov 12 | 03:30 PM
UCLA School of Law
Room 1447, 385 Charles E Young Dr
CA 
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