Howard Rheingold of Stanford University was at Georgetown this week speaking to the CCT program. Most of his lecture focused on how mobile technology enables members of society to get involved in collective action. He linked the idea of people working together to solve large societal issues - even in the face of little personal reward - to the earliest forms of humans. Rheingold also talked quite a bit about the idea of trust in this new epoch. That is, how do we know what information to trust on the internet? Given all the instantaneous communication that occurs - how do we know when and who to trust as we're thrust into so many new and different relationships?

You can check out a casual interview between Rheingold and CCT students in this Gnovis podcast.

For more information on Rheingold, check out his site, SmartMobs.com.