Lanier was one of the creators of our current digital reality and now he wants to subvert the “hive mind,” as the web world’s been called, before it engulfs us all, destroys political discourse, ...

Three decades before Oculus introduced its $599 Rift VR headset, VPL Research founder Jaron Lanier attempted to sell the industry on a head-mounted display unit called the "EyePhone." By Bill Higgins ...

Jaron Lanier was a pioneer of virtual reality. He sold a start-up to Google and helped Walmart, Fannie Mae, banks and hedge funds learn to use computerized information. He's now working on several ...

Jaron Lanier with his khene outside the KCRW studio. For best-selling author Jaron Lanier, society’s dependence on digital networks kindled the economic recession and is responsible for the declining ...

Jaron Lanier, 49, is many things — composer, performer, computer scientist, philosopher — but one thing he is not is a machine. His book You Are Not a Gadget, published this year, compels readers to ...

Jaron Lanier was one of the creators of our current digital reality and now he wants to subvert the web before it engulfs us all. Robert Holmgren I couldn’t help thinking of John Le Carré’s spy novels ...