Culture & Religion — April 10, 2014

Watch the First Episode of “Silicon Valley”

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Enter a world of tech gods and “benevolent” corporations, traversed by a naive fellowship of programmers. “Silicon Valley” has premiered, and HBO made the first episode available on YouTube. Read Big Think‘s announcement of the new series that skewers California’s tech gold rush.

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High Culture

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