Media coverage
Background Briefing
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour
Background Briefing
Ian Masters interviews Roberto González to find out what Russia's war in Ukraine means for the future of armed conflict.
(September 17, 2023)
Against the Grain
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour
Background Briefing
Pentagon bigwigs are pushing the development of automated and autonomous weapons systems. But is robo-fanaticism justified?
(June 8, 2022)
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour
The Ralph Nader Radio Hour
The inimitable Ralph Nader talks with Roberto González about the dangerous future of virtual war. . .and how to stop it!
(May 21, 2022)
New Books Network
New Books Network
New Books Network
New Books Network host Jolon Timms interviews Roberto González about his book, War Virtually.
(July 1, 2022)
SAPIENS
New Books Network
New Books Network
SAPIENS magazine host Yoli Ngandali interviews Roberto González about anthropology and virtual wars.
(April 27, 2022)
Financial Times
New Books Network
Financial Times
How do drone pilots confront the contradictions of their work? Gillian Tett examines the toll of pulling the trigger from thousands of miles away.
(April 20, 2022)
New Books Network
From Savage to Self (BBC)
From Savage to Self (BBC)
New Books Network host Hussein Mohsen interviews Roberto González about his new book Connected.
(October 26, 2021)
From Savage to Self (BBC)
From Savage to Self (BBC)
From Savage to Self (BBC)
Farrah Jarral talks with Roberto González about the role of anthropologists and social scientists in wartime...then and now.
(February 1, 2016)
Human Terrain
From Savage to Self (BBC)
Human Terrain
Documentary film makers James Der Derian, Mark Udris, and David Udris award-winning production, Human Terrain.
(April 16, 2010)
Anthropology at War (BBC)
Anthropology at War (BBC)
Anthropology at War (BBC)
BBC journalist Mark Whitaker interviews Roberto González about the controversial Human Terrain System program.
(April 24, 2009)
Here and Now (NPR)
Anthropology at War (BBC)
Anthropology at War (BBC)
Two social scientists embedded with US troops have been killed in action. Why isn't the new counterinsurgency working as planned?
(July 28, 2008)
Talk of the Nation (NPR)
Anthropology at War (BBC)
Talk of the Nation (NPR)
The US military is recruiting social scientists for the war on terror. What are the potenial consequences of the Human Terrain System?
(October 9, 2007)