Season 5, Episode 9 - The nature of time

In this episode, we start the discussion with quantum computing time crystals, contrasted by the bristlecone clock timepiece. After delving into the nature of time, we also cover the benefits and pitfalls of geoengineering, hard but stretchy glassy gels, biodegradable barley starch plastic, X-ray vision, and AI scrubbing emotions from calls. We discuss the tension between differing perspectives about utopias and dystopias, before wrapping up with a new view on mixed reality. Enjoy!

Heads up, this is our penultimate episode for the season.

Sean’s links:

• A clock in the forest

• Softbank canceling out angry customer emotions with AI

• Sticky, stretchy, glassy gels

• Barley start plastic

Ben’s links:

• Time crystal quantum computing

• Geoengineering pitfalls: cooling California but heating up Europe

• More bacteria producing greenhouse gases than thought

• X-ray vision smartphone chips

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