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Fear of Technology

Jan 2, 2020
35:12
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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The Future of Innovation and Its Past
01:50 • 4min
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3
The History of Coffee
05:24 • 5min
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Coffee and the Fear of New Things
10:45 • 3min
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The Most Important and Useful Information
14:15 • 2min
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The Biggest Technological Disruption in American History
16:24 • 2min
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Tractors and the HAA
18:42 • 4min
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How the Telephone Changed the World
22:52 • 2min
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What Is a Dropped Call?
24:40 • 2min
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The Telephone and Its Unintended Consequences
26:12 • 2min
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World War I - The Telephone Company
28:10 • 2min
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Women Operators in the War on Terror
30:24 • 2min
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence
32:51 • 4min
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Artificial intelligence, gene modification, and self-driving cars are causing fear and uncertainty about how technology is changing our lives. But humans have struggled to accept innovations throughout history. In this episode, we explore three innovations that transformed the world and show how people have adapted — and ask whether we can do the same today.

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