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7. Baratunde Thurston (Comedian, Cultural Critic) – Stupidity Scaled/Robot Rights/Brand You

2015/8/1
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Think Again - a Big Think Podcast

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At what point do sex robots become sex slaves? How are bandwidth and storage capacity changing our lives? Can you have a "personal brand" and "be yourself" at the same time?

In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host Jason Gots) is joined by author and tech pundit Baratunde Thurston), "a philosopher comedian fighting for the future." Interview clips from Rick Smolan), Lawrence Krauss), and Guy Kawasaki) launch a discussion of human potential, social status, identity, and how Kim Kardashian's butt didn't actually "break the internet".

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