tonight we are excited to be hosting andrew marantz, author of the brenda book antisocial. an extremist, techno- utopians in the hijacking of the american conversation. andrew has wig written for the new yorker since 2011 it is also appeared in evers new york magazine, jones the new york times, among others. and contributed to the new yorker radio hour radio lab. joining him is fellow new yorker staff writer, ensign cunningham. as magazines go critic. his byline has appeared in the new york times magazines, new york times magazines, and book review and alter, the old, in mcsweeney news internet tendency. he is currently teaching and zero losses writing course. i couldn't be more excited to hear from them all better informational landscape and how it's been transformed monopolized and radicalized. what its creators and inhabitants have it to see about the results and with that in mind, please join me in welcoming vincent andrew to the strand. [applause] >> it is great to be here with you. so start on the title, you have set out to really draw what i say of as a fungal. online