Humans – good or bad?

Short & Curly

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

War, environmental destruction, inequality. We humans can do some pretty bad stuff. Lots of listeners have asked us if humans are more good than they are bad. Maybe it's time for you to be the judge. Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Mariah, Megan, Dylan, Aeldrich, Lily Extra: Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Bruno, Leilani, Eloise Lawson, Lexi, Kodah Brains Trust – Anula Primary School, Darwin: Maggie, Feranmi, Leo, Oli, Esha, Marjorie

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:07.0	See, Carl, getting outside, getting some sunshine.
0:11.0	Feels pretty good, right?
0:12.0	You've been cooked up on your computer for days now.
0:15.0	Yeah, well, my super complex artificial intelligence
0:19.0	isn't going to program itself.
0:21.0	It's going to be revolutionary, Molly, AI, that analyzes your behavior
0:25.0	and tells you what would be your perfect birthday present.
0:30.0	Oh, yuck!
0:32.0	What?
0:33.0	Oh, no, you stepped it, dog poo!
0:36.0	Oh, why would someone leave their dogs poo just lying around?
0:40.0	That's so lazy and selfish!
0:42.0	Oh, when they're your new white sneakers!
0:45.0	And look, there are free dog poo bags right over there!
0:49.0	What is wrong with people?
0:50.0	Actually, a few of our listeners have been writing to us
0:53.0	to ask about that lately.
0:55.0	About dog poo on sneakers?
0:58.0	No, no, about what's wrong with people.
1:01.0	Like Emilio, who asked whether humans are a good species
1:05.0	or Millie, who wants to know if humans are as a whole, truly ethical.
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