She holds a doctorate in philosophy and cybernetic culture from the university of Warwick, UK. Her research focuses on the philosophy of time, urban Asia and technological trends. Her most recent book is Shanghai Future: Modernity Remade (Hurst/OUP 2015). Anna is the co-founder of the Shanghai Studies Society (www.shanghaistudies.net) and Hacked Matter (www.hackedmatter.com). She also is working on a project to preserve Shanghai’s street food (http://www.sh-streetfood.org/). Anna maintains a website at www.annagreenspan.com