Exformation

Will Rinehart

Effective communication depends on a shared body of knowledge between the persons communicating. In using words, sounds, and gestures, the speaker has deliberately thrown away a huge body of information, though it remains implied. This shared context is called exformation. Information is the measurable, demonstrable utterance we actually come out with - whereas Exformation is everything we do not actually say but have in our heads when, or before, we say anything at all. read less
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Putting a wrap on Season 1 with a look back in time
15-09-2021
Putting a wrap on Season 1 with a look back in time
As we put a wrap on Season 1, there have been too many great policy discussions this season to choose from. Tune in to this week's Exformation episode where Will and Caden discuss their favorite moments and add new insights to the discussion.

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Putting a wrap on Season 1 with a look back in time
15-09-2021
Putting a wrap on Season 1 with a look back in time
As we put a wrap on Season 1, there have been too many great policy discussions this season to choose from. Tune in to this week's Exformation episode where Will and Caden discuss their favorite moments and add new insights to the discussion.
Regulatory Sandboxes: the serious solution with a funny name
09-09-2021
Regulatory Sandboxes: the serious solution with a funny name
As innovative entrepreneurs push products and services beyond imagination to benefit consumers, regulations tend to fall behind.
CHIPS for America : What Happened to All the Chips?
31-08-2021
CHIPS for America : What Happened to All the Chips?
What happened to all the chips? From the microchips that power the Sony's PS5 to the smart chips that control autonomous vehicles, in this week’s episode Will and Caden dig into the science and economics behind the chip shortage that’s stalling out the production of entire industries.
The Broadband Experiment Wrapped up in the Senate’s Infrastructure Bill
24-08-2021
The Broadband Experiment Wrapped up in the Senate’s Infrastructure Bill
In this week’s Exformation episode, Will and Caden discuss the Broadband funding provisions detailed in the historic $1 Trillion infrastructure bill that passed the Senate this August.
The states cook up experiments in privacy law
17-08-2021
The states cook up experiments in privacy law
In this week’s Exformation episode, Will and Caden work through the state of data privacy in the U.S. and the implications of state-based laws on business owners across the country.
The Antitrust Movement with Aurelien Portuese
10-08-2021
The Antitrust Movement with Aurelien Portuese
In this week’s Exformation episode, Will and Caden invite Aurelien Portuese from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), and Lead of ITIF’s new Schumpeter Project, to discuss the evolving role of the FTC, the growing movement toward a neo-Brandeisian approach to antitrust, and the Schumpeterian notion that innovation, not price, is what drives competitive economies.
Killer Acquisitions and Big Tech
03-08-2021
Killer Acquisitions and Big Tech
In this week’s episode of Exformation, Will and Caden discuss President Biden’s recent executive order on competition and the research on killer acquisitions that have informed the Administration’s approach to tech companies.
Innovation Series: What Would You Do with $100 Billion?
27-07-2021
Innovation Series: What Would You Do with $100 Billion?
In this episode of Exformation, Will and Caden take a step back from the usual policy conversations to ask: what are some of the great challenges we could solve if innovation and technology weren’t so cost prohibitive?
The Eternal Return of Common Carriage
20-07-2021
The Eternal Return of Common Carriage
In this week’s episode of Exformation, Will and Caden talk about the latest CGO work on Internet regulation focused on recent proposals to implement common carriage regulation over online speech.
Space, the Final Frontier, with Eli Dourado
13-07-2021
Space, the Final Frontier, with Eli Dourado
In today's Exformation episode, Will and Caden invite special guest Eli Dourado, Senior Research Fellow at the CGO, to discuss the future of Space exploration, commercialization, and NASA.
Ellysse Dick on Virtual Reality
06-07-2021
Ellysse Dick on Virtual Reality
Elysse Dick from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation joins Will and Caden this week to discuss the policy implications of virtual reality technologies.
Free Speech, Common Carriage, and Content Moderation on the Internet
29-06-2021
Free Speech, Common Carriage, and Content Moderation on the Internet
Are you free to say what you want online? To what extent? Do places like Facebook and Twitter need moderation? Why? Who should be doing it? The users? A third-party? Will and Caden tackle the tough questions in this episode of Exformation.
Amazing Amazon Antitrust Affair
22-06-2021
Amazing Amazon Antitrust Affair
In this episode, Will and Caden discuss the beast that is Amazon and the current antitrust legal proceedings brought to the forefront by the Washington, DC, attorney general. Do they have a case?
Digital Equity and the Digital Divide
15-06-2021
Digital Equity and the Digital Divide
In the digital world, are all men created equal? Should they be? In this episode, Will and Caden discuss what 'digital equity' actually means, and the steps that might be taken in order to bridge the 'digital divide.'
Dark Patterns or Deceptive Practices?
08-06-2021
Dark Patterns or Deceptive Practices?
In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum discuss the sometimes dishonest and manipulative methods digital hosts often utilize to gather personal information and data.
The Misinformation Game
01-06-2021
The Misinformation Game
In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum along with special guest Lucas Rentschler discuss analyzing misinformation on social media and potential treatments of the issue.
Epic Games Vs. The World
25-05-2021
Epic Games Vs. The World
In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum discuss the legal slog between Epic Games and Apple, and the potential ramifications of the outcome.
Rural broadband
18-05-2021
Rural broadband
In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum discuss broadband rollout, FCC policies, and the future of connecting the United States.
Antitrust
11-05-2021
Antitrust
In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and  Caden Rosenbaum discuss antitrust law, mega-corporations, monopolies, and big tech.
The Facebook Oversight Board
04-05-2021
The Facebook Oversight Board
Welcome to Exformation.  In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and guest-host Caden Rosenbaum discuss the recent decisions made by the controversial Facebook Oversight Board and how those decisions will impact the future of free speech, the internet, and antitrust.