Episode 227

Meetings and Punishment

October 4th, 2021

40 mins 10 secs

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About this Episode

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about meetings with VR, VR with prison, prison with meetings, and brains with eyes

David Macaulay books and Turing Tumble
Scientists Grew Stem Cell 'Mini Brains'. Then, The Brains Sort-of Developed Eyes
- Blob of human brain grows functioning eyes in lab dish sparking 'horror'
Trust Facebook to find a way to make video conferencing more miserable and tedious
- Gather
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Prison Company Patents VR to Give Inmates Brief Taste of Freedom
Big, Theatrical Meetings Are a Waste of Time

Cutting Room Floor

We Give Thanks

The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!