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Apr 2020
54m 54s

What If We Lived 50 Years Into the Futur...

Raphael F
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Mark Twain once said...Well, Mark Twain said a lot of things but in this particular context, his "it's difficult to make predictions, particularly about the future" is as apropos as it is yogi Berra-ish. But these days, futurism is not only harder than it's probably ever been, but also not for the faint of heart. Everything from AI to quantum computing to ep ... Show More
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