Christian nationalists want to turn America into a theocracy, a government under biblical rule.

If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.

I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely

American I'll take you inside the movement. Listen to Extremely American

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Human beings are hardwired to search for social connection.

We naturally think of even the most basic objects as having feelings and experiences,

which makes us feel attached to them, even if they're just a vacuum.

I mean, there's people who name their rumbas.

It's very, very common for rumba owners to give a name and ascribe a personality

to their r roomas.

Eve Herald is a science writer and she was fascinated by this desire to connect and how it's driving the technology we build.

We have robots that express emotions.

Of course, there don't feel the emotions at this point, but they act and look and move

as though they do.

And this triggers an emotional reaction in us which is almost irresistible.

Her curiosity about the technology is why she wrote a book called

robots and the people who love them. About social robots or robots designed to interact with humans and other robots.

They can do things like care for children, the elderly, even act as a friend.

But Eve's book also explores the darker side of the field. Some of the ways

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