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HBR presents.

Welcome to Experimental View with me, Azim Azar.

The world is changing at an amazing pace where entering the exponential age propelled by radical,

remarkable technologies.

And on this podcast, I want to explore the themes, topics and questions that will help you

make sense of this change.

Now one of the most mind-bending and divisive topics in technology at the moment is the

Metaverse, the idea of fully immersive virtual worlds in which we might come to spend more

and more of our time.

Big tech companies and startups alike are working to build the tech that underpins these worlds,

but what will the Metaverse end up looking like and who will decide how it works?

How would spending more time and increasingly realistic simulations affect the way we live,

affect who we are and affect how we behave?

Today's guest has devoted a lot of time to those questions and has a provocative thesis.

Virtual realities will eventually be indistinguishable from what most of us think of as the real world,

and will allow us to live fulfilling, happy lives.

Dave Charmers, welcome to Exponential View.

Thanks Azim.

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