Technopathic

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the increasing popularity of retro technology, and what might be driving it. TechCrunch: The smartphone era created an attention crisis — slow tech is fixing it

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss technology and personal growth.

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss whether people are cranking out fewer kids due to iPhone. NPR: Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the latest in kratom, and whether demand for an item should overrule its safety and legality. KCUR: Kansas City-based American Shaman agrees to stop selling kratom and 7-OH

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss developments in the world of AI backlash. Axios: An AI hate wave is here YouTube: Steve Wozniak tells graduates about AI. NBC News via YouTube: Multiple commencement speakers booed for AI comments during graduation speeches. The Verge: AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can't be trusted alone

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss whether AI consciousness exists. YouTube: Why AI Isn't Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED TechCrunch: Anthropic says 'evil' portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude's blackmail attempts  

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the viability of RFK's anti-antidepressant crusade.  WSJ (Gift Link): RFK Jr. Wants to Wean Some Americans Off Antidepressants  

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss curious creatures lurking in the computer. Wired: OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins Futurism: Frontier AI Models Are Doing Something Absolutely Bizarre When Asked to Diagnose Medical X-Rays

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Facebook creating robots from their employees. Reuters:  Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data AP: Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts AP: Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, court rules

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the 1976 movie Network, and how it predicted much of our current predicament. Wikipedia: Network (1976 Film)

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss powerful people making threats on social media.

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the historic victory against Meta and Google for damaging children. BBC: Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube's defeat in landmark social media addiction trial Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find It, and Why It Matters

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the AI resurrection of Val Kilmer, and whether you should amend your will as a result. Variety: Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in 'As Deep as the Grave' Movie

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Facebook's giant Metaverse faceplant. Quartz: Meta is killing off the metaverse. It lost $80 billion

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss AI's role in dating.

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss delusional robots, their bodies, and white noise. Futurism: Google's AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges Dohm Fan-Based White Noise Sound Machines

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss bans on kratom, and whether the substance might serve a helpful purpose. KCUR: Kansas City bans synthetic kratom and other 'gas station drugs' over addiction concerns

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Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Meta's scheme to release evil products in politically problematic times. NY Times: Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss a man who lost everything as his Meta Glasses guided him into the desert in search of aliens. Futurism: A Man Bought Meta's AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert Searching for Aliens to Abduct Him

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the effects of microdosing psilocybin vs microdosing placebos, and also the general placebo effect. Wired: Microdosing for Depression Appears to Work About as Well as Drinking Coffee

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss how tech has improved, and how it has taken two steps back.

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss USA failure to address immoral AI, and other countries' success in limiting the tech. CNN: Musk's Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world first PBS: Grok blocked from undressing images with AI in places where it's illegal, X says

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss how online gambling can be more dangerous than going to the casino. The Lancet: The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Elon's perverse chatbot. The Verge: Grok is undressing anyone, including minors Reuters: Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors