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May 2018
14m 42s

Rethinking Virtual Reality

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"Virtual reality" might seem like a new concept, but are we already living inside a virtual world?  How do we balance spending time in these technological worlds versus the "real" world?  Plus, we explore questioning the nature of our own reality, and riff on the idea of creating a virtual world with language.  This episode is brought to you by Audible! T ... Show More
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