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From KQD in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal.

In her new book, Work, Pray, Code, UC Berkeley professor Carolyn Chen offers up a provocative spin

on what has happened among Silicon Valley professionals.

Their work has become their religion.

She means this literally, and she studies religion,

so she should know.

Based on in-depth interviews with more than 100 Silicon Valley

workers, she writes, quote,

work has become a spiritual practice that inspires religious fervor.

People are not selling their souls at work,

rather work is where they

find their souls. We'll talk about the new book, and we'll want to hear from you, too,

if work is really where you look for belonging, identity, and even transcendence. That's all

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