Wed, Jan 24 | 7 – 8 pm online
For adults. Register here.

Adam Davidson is an expert at demystifying complex topics, and he applies these skills to the most crucial issue of our time: the rise of AI. This talk is geared towards curious laypeople—from college students to business decision-makers—who know that AI is likely to transform their careers and business and need a clear framework to understand this new revolutionary technology. AI, he explains, will create massive new winners and, yes, a bunch of losers, as it rewrites our economic rules.

Davidson is the co-founder of NPR’s Planet Money podcast and a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he covers economics and business. Previously he was an economics writer for The New York Times Magazine. He has won many of journalism’s most prestigious awards, including a Peabody for his coverage of the financial crisis. All of his work has been focused on making the complex, confusing, sometimes depressing news about the economy it clear to a broad audience.

His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Harper’s, GQ, Rolling Stone, and other publications. He has served as a technical consultant in Hollywood, including to Adam McKay, co-writer and director of the Academy Award-winning film The Big Short.

Career Success Month
Jan 22 – Feb 23, 2024
Find a full listing of events here.
Maryland public libraries launch a new year with a month of programs on entrepreneurship and job advancement. During this month, classes focus on financial skill building and digital knowledge to navigate our rapidly changing work environment. These impactful, results-driven classes and programs occur in a mixture of in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats.
Hosted at library branches throughout Maryland and sponsored by the Maryland State Library Agency, these programs provide information from subject-matter experts.

Examples include:

• Design thinking for entrepreneurs
• How to work the gig economy
• The joy of owning a small business in retirement
• Learning Canva
• Mindfulness at work
• Speed mentoring
• Resume building and interview preparation