Hello I'm James Rogers and this is the history hit World Wars podcast a

podcast dedicated to that turbulent period in history between 1914 and 1945 and

and today we're traversing that history by talking about everything from dynamite to drones.

People invent technologies, but then in often unintended ways,

these technologies are bent and twisted and misused for malicious intent.

Think of 3D printing, all those road commercial drones that

hovered over Gatwick Airport,

and then we can begin to see how technologies are misused and impact our lives.

But how do we even start to understand this process of technological transformation and how do we control it?

Well in this episode I got to speak with the world's leading terrorism and technology expert Professor Audrey Cronin.

She was responsible for advising members of Congress in the aftermath of 9-11 and she is the

author of the new book Power to the People. Audrey takes us on a journey back through history

to explore how we can really learn from our past experience of technological

insecurities. She takes us back to that era of technological boom that happened just before the First World War and explains to us how everything

from dynamite and pistols through to the railroad and radio helped the first global terrorist groups to impact global change and how they played that

pivotal role in the outbreak of the First World War. ball. Hi Audrey thanks for coming on the show. Where are you speaking to us from today?

Thank you James I'm pleased to be with you. I'm speaking to you from Washington, D.C.

Ah, the seat of power and right before an election. Do you have any predictions for us?

Well, all the polls indicate that Biden is likely to win, so I'll go with the preponderance of the

evidence.

That is a very good academic answer, and you are probably the most optimistic American I've heard about Biden winning.

I tend to be an optimist.

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