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My name is Dave Cook.
I'm an anthropologist,
and I conduct research
on remote work,
digital nomads and
emerging work trends
at University College London.
I also teach digital nomadism at
Chiang Mai University in Thailand,
with students and researchers from
dozens of different countries,
including the United States, China,
Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines.
I'm going to talk about the rapidly
changing culture in the workplace,
specifically the digital
nomad phenomenon.
I've been running one
of the longest studies
on remote work and
digital nomadism,
and I'll share how my research project
and the digital nomad phenomenon
has developed during
the last decade,
and how this once
little-known niche lifestyle
has grown into one of the fastest
growing trends in the workplace.
I've published academic papers chronicling
digital nomadism and remote work,
and I'm also a journalist
and have written general audience
articles on the phenomenon.
My research has been featured by
the BBC, TIME magazine, Wired,
and the World Economic Forum.
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Anthropology sounds quite
exotic to some people,
and it's true that
anthropologists are often
known for travelling to
far-flung destinations
or often researching
indigenous populations.
That kind of anthropology is
becoming increasingly controversial,
and that's not what I do.
Broadly speaking,
anthropology is the study of
people throughout place and time,
and I study the workplace and how
that fits into people's daily lives.
So today, you'll not only get an
introduction to digital nomadism,
you'll also get a first-hand
example of how anthropology works.
