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Is Human Extinction Inevitable? - DTNS 4281

Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt

Technology, News

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Is the human race on the edge of extinction? And is technology the reason why humanity’s future existence is so hazy right now?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Erin Carson, Roger Chang, Joe.


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0:00.0

A tech demo shows off the usual tech things.

0:04.0

Then I'm going to jump to a link.

0:05.0

Using the usual tech devices.

0:07.0

We have a plane device called our mouse.

0:09.0

Doing the usual tech productivity tasks.

0:11.0

Now we're connected audio.

0:13.0

You can see my work. You can point at it.

0:15.0

And I can see your face and we can talk.

0:17.0

Except it's 1968 and it's going to set the computing agenda

0:20.0

for the next half century, then almost immediately be ignored.

0:24.0

The mother of all demos on no a little more.

0:27.0

Get it wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.0

Daily Tech News Show is made possible by its listeners.

0:33.0

Thanks to all of you, including high tech oaky Logan Larson and Mike Aikens.

0:37.0

Coming up on DTNS Google Play makes exceptions to its in-app payment requirement.

0:41.0

Does Amazon want to become a delivery company?

0:44.0

Plus tech might wipe us all out.

0:46.0

Or it also might save us.

0:48.0

Or both. Aaron Carson helps us understand.

0:51.0

Daily Tech News Show starts now.

0:53.0

This is the Daily Tech News for Monday, May 23rd, 2022 in Los Angeles.

1:01.0

I'm Tom Merrick.

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