Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the latest in kratom, and whether demand for an item should overrule its safety and legality. KCUR: Kansas City-based American Shaman agrees to stop selling kratom and 7-OH

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss developments in the world of AI backlash. Axios: An AI hate wave is here YouTube: Steve Wozniak tells graduates about AI. NBC News via YouTube: Multiple commencement speakers booed for… 

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss whether AI consciousness exists. YouTube: Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED TechCrunch: Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts… 

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the viability of RFK’s anti-antidepressant crusade.  WSJ (Gift Link): RFK Jr. Wants to Wean Some Americans Off Antidepressants  

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss curious creatures lurking in the computer. Wired: OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins Futurism: Frontier AI Models Are Doing Something Absolutely Bizarre When Asked to Diagnose Medical… 

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Facebook creating robots from their employees. Reuters:  Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data AP: Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft… 

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the 1976 movie Network, and how it predicted much of our current predicament. Wikipedia: Network (1976 Film)

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss powerful people making threats on social media.

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the historic victory against Meta and Google for damaging children. BBC: Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube’s defeat in landmark social media addiction trial Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants… 

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the AI resurrection of Val Kilmer, and whether you should amend your will as a result. Variety: Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’…