The Scariest Part of Surgery

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I was surprised by how little I was willing to Think critically about what my doctors told me to do. It's made me so much more gentle with myself like going through illness If forces you to redefine what it means to be good. You have to cater to people where they're at Yeah, and just uh appreciation of this like biological vehicle you get and it should take care of it Being sick sucks it's awful and I'm really motivated to Puss that for as much as I can.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:49) – Early creations
(23:42) – Sh*tty Robots
(38:40) – Robots and human connection
(40:55) – Dating AI
(44:14) – Proud parent machine
(46:05) – Creative process
(47:31) – Bubble wrap music box
(52:53) – Education
(58:27) – Difficult projects
(59:56) – TED talk
(1:06:13) – Brain tumor
(1:14:51) – Fear of death
(1:19:15) – Mass production
(1:34:40) – Truckla
(1:39:29) – Weapons
(1:43:29) – Consciousness
(1:45:33) – MMA
(1:49:36) – China, Kenya, and USA
(1:54:29) – Advice for young people
(1:58:21) – Meaning of life