Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-07-27
Books mentioned on Why Are People Falling In Love With Robots? - Rob Brooks - #659
Rob Brooks is a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of New South Wales, a researcher, and author. Machines are integrating themselves more and more into our lives.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Alone Together
Alone Together by Sherry Turkle is a compelling examination of how digital technology and modern robotics increasingly substitute for genuine human connection and alter our social relationships.
Discussed“you know that cherry turkle says you know robots may be better than nothing but they're not enough and I would say in response to that um they're better than nothing”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Road Dirt
“and I thought their sexual conflict theory right there and that made a great vehicle for a book that was strangely a little bit more light-hearted and speculative”
Own book Change Your World
“so going back to the AI stuff you wrote your book a little while ago like yeah two years ago but that's a lifetime ago in the world of AI what didn't you predict”
Speaker Why Are People Falling In Love With Robots? - Rob Brooks - #659 2023-07-27 Listen at 1:11:29