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EssayCast
English - December 30, 2019 06:07 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBArts Science literature anthropology art history music philosophy science Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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An essay I wrote in 2010 describing the social trends toward isolation in the era of individualized entertainment pods as well a discussion of the current manipulation of social media by corporate and political oligarchs. As well a small discussion of Jaron Lanier's work on the blackbox representing the algorithms used to control behavior. A musical interlude with Chris Couling, JP Couling, and I on cello, classical guitar, and violin respectively.