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We discuss in episode #281:
- the impacts of a stratified wealth disparity
- the anti-social habit we're adopting that will make us more anti-social
- the desperation many feel to just put life on hold for a few days
REFERENCES:
Infants Are Born With Syphilis in Growing Numbers, a Sign of a Wider Epidemic
Behind the Gates of a Private World for Only the Wealthiest New Yorkers
Hungry (but Not for Human Contact), Americans Head for the Drive-Through
Let’s unpack the hospital fantasy
We discuss in episode #282:
- the relationship between religion and AI
- the probably results of uploading your mind to a computer
- an idea for helping to disconnect from your technology a bit
REFERENCES:
Silicon Valley’s vision for AI? It’s religion, repackaged.
Uploading your consciousness will never work, a neuroscientist explains
Uploading Our Consciousness To a Computer. But Should We?
Mind Uploading? Not Worth it.
In a future of mind uploading, will you still be you, and who will own your mind?
This Ancient Ritual Is Key to How I Run a Company of 500 People. Harvard Research Shows Why.
Everything You Need to Enjoy One Tech-Free Day a Week
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