(5) What Will It Matter Why?
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(5) What Will It Matter Why?
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In this penultimate episode of the season, we talk about what makes a good person in a bad system and what makes bad systems bad. We talk about narrow self-interest, the temptations of power and profit, how being put in charge encourages buy-in, and so on. We talk about the work of science and science communication, especially when it bumps up against state interests. We talk about AI and "connected labor," the limits of human beings and the limits of technology. We never make it to answering the question, "What is the cost of lies?" That'll be for next time.
Also, books we happened to mention:
Allison Pugh, The Last Human Job (PUP, 2024)
Melvin Rogers, The Darkened Light of Faith (PUP, 2023)
John Corrigan, The Feeling of Forgetting (UCP, 2023)