Slow Tech
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the increasing popularity of retro technology, and what might be driving it. TechCrunch: The smartphone era created an attention crisis — slow tech is fixing it
Personal Growth
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss technology and personal growth.
iPhone Infertility
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss whether people are cranking out fewer kids due to iPhone. NPR: Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
American Shaman
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
AI Backlash
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…
AI Consciousness
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…
RFK’s Solution to Antidepressants
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
Goblins and Pigeons
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…
Training Your Replacement
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…
Network
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the 1976 movie Network, and how it predicted much of our current predicament. Wikipedia: Network (1976 Film)