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I’m a retired tech. executive, internet pioneer, entrepreneur, developer, mentor, investor, and advisor in the San Francisco Bay Area with over 25 years experience, founding, running, advising, and investing in tech-startups.
My claim to fame, if any, is being part of the wave that brought “real Internet” to ordinary non-technical people in the days of dial-up as the founding CTO of EarthLink in the 1990s.
These days I’m a science communicator and host of the Outrage Overload podcast where I speak with scientists, researchers, authors, and other experts about outrage in society, outrage in politics, and lowering the temperature.
Have you ever wondered how media and outrage culture shape our emotions and daily lives? In this thought-provoking episode of “One More Thing Before You Go,” host Michael Herst explores the intricate ways media influences our...