Thomas Ramge
German non-fiction writer
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Thomas Ramge is a German non-fiction author and researcher.[1][2][3]
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Thomas Ramge | |
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Thomas Ramge in 2019 | |
| Born | Giessen, Germany |
| Alma mater | Braunschweig University of Art |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | thomasramge |
Early life and education
Ramge was born in Giessen, Germany. He earned a PhD in sociology of technology on AI-assisted decision-making from Braunschweig University of Art.[4]
Ramge holds a position as a fellow at the Einstein Center Digital Future in Berlin and has also served as a senior research fellow at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society.[5]
Career
Ramge began his career in broadcasting, where he served as a radio host and television reporter for ARD, a German public broadcasting network.[6] He also worked as a political correspondent for Deutsche Welle TV.[6]
In 2012, Ramge's book, In Data We Trust, was published which he co-authored with Björn Bloching and Lars Luck.[7] The book was reviewed by David Reed in the Journal of Direct, Data and Digital Marketing Practice in 2013.[7]
In 2018, Ramge co-authored a book titled Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger.[8][9] The book was reviewed by The New York Times,[10] Fortune,[8] Scripted,[11] Finance & Development,[12] and Kirkus Reviews.[13] Kirkus Reviews described it as "An unnerving yet plausible portrait of a future in which finance capitalism will be as old-fashioned as Flower Power."[13] Later, he also received the Getabstract International Book Award in 2018.[14] In the same year, another book, The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It, was published. Rob Tench in a book review for Library Journal called it "Patrons of all levels, particularly students doing reports, could spend hours browsing this superb title."[15] The book received the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal Economics).[16] In 2019, his book Who's Afraid of AI? was published.[17][18]
In 2022, Ramge co-authored another book with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger titled Access Rules in which they discuss the data-hoarding practices of major tech companies and suggest alternative approaches for more equitable and open access to the information.[19] The book was reviewed by Georgetown Public Policy Review and Engadget.[20][21]
In 2023, On the Brink of Utopia was published which he co-authored with Rafael Laguna de la Vera.[5] In the same year, Do you want to live forever? was published which was reviewed by Die Zeit and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.[22][23]
Ramge is also a faculty member at AI Business School Zurich.[6] He has also written articles for Harvard Business Review,[24] MIT Sloan Management Review,[25] and Foreign Affairs.[26] He is also the host of the bi-weekly podcast of the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation SPRIND.[27]
Bibliography
- Ramge, Thomas (2003). Die großen Politskandale. Campus. ISBN 3-593-37069-7
- Ramge, Thomas (2004). Die Flicks. Campus. ISBN 9783593374048.
- Ramge, Thomas (2006). Nach der Ego-Gesellschaft. Pendo. ISBN 3866120818
- Friebe, Holm; Ramge, Thomas (2008). Marke Eigenbau.
- Bloching, Björn; Luck, Lars; Ramge, Thomas (2012). In Data We Trust: How Customer Data is Revolutionising Our Economy. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0262546485.
- Ramge, Thomas; Etzold, Veit (2016). Equity Storytelling: Think – Tell – Sell: Boost Your Firm's Value with the Right Story. ISBN 978-1535571296.
- Ramge, Thomas; Schwochow, Jan (2018). The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It - 99 Ingenious Infographics That Put It All Together. The Experiment. ISBN 978-1615195176.
- Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor; Ramge, Thomas (2018). Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data. Basic Books. ISBN 9780465093687.
- Ramge, Thomas (2019). Who's afraid of AI? Fear and Promise in the Age of Thinking Machines. The Experiment. ISBN 978-1615195503.
- Ramge, Thomas (2020). Postdigital: Using AI to Fight Coronavirus, Foster Wealth and Fuel Democracy. Murmann. ISBN 9783867746625.
- Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor; Ramge, Thomas (2022). Access Rules: Freeing Data from Big Tech for a Better Future. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520387737.
- Ramge, Thomas (2023). Augmented Intelligence: Making Better Decisions with Data & AI. bf2 publishers. ISBN 979-8372705647.
- Ramge, Thomas; Laguna de la Vera, Rafael (2023). On the Brink of Utopia – Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World's Largest Problems and Reinventing. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0262546485.
- Ramge, Thomas (2025). "Dimming the Sun: The Urgent Case for Geoengineering". The Experiment.
- Ramge, Thomas (2025). "The End of Ageing. How Biotechnology is Redefining Human Life and What it Means for us". Anthem Press.