Technopathic

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

Nothing goes together better than a conversation about technology for fast food and weigh loss.

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

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss TikTok's potential motives for rewarding healthy phone habits. TechCrunch: TikTok will now give you badges for limiting your doomscrolling

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the perils of AI in children's toys. NBC News: AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss failed AI recipes. Bloomberg: AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss whether language indicates intelligence, and whether intelligence requires language. The Verge: Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss when AI content sucks vs when it might be ok. Source:  The Wrap: An AI Podcasting Machine Is Churning Out 3,000 Episodes a Week — and People Are Listening

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the perils of dry turkey.

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Suzanne Somers's widower's AI twin project. Links: https://people.com/alan-hamel-suzanne-somers-ai-project-exclusive-11832986 https://youtu.be/6ZSQf_W5Mt0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Denial_of_Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near https://www.npr.org/2025/11/11/nx-s1-5445395/in-the-novel-lucky-seed-the-stakes-are-high-for-producing-an-heir

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss chatfishing and relationship fraud. Reference: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/12/chatgpt-ed-into-bed-chatfishing-on-dating-apps 

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss an AI video where the son of a dead patient guns down the surgeon, and how nearly every commenter fell for the slop.

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss addressing the diminishing light in autumn and winter.

Matt and Dr. Danny talk about candy, cigarettes, etc.