Should This Exist?

Each week, host @Caterina Fake takes a single technology & asks: What is its greatest potential? And what could possibly go wrong?
A @WaitWhat original podcast.

[Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter]

Interviewed for Catarina Fake's podcast @ShouldThisExist "Grandma, here's your robot" ep. In great company here w/ @Thomas__Arnold & @thebotmechanic. About older people & the ethical concerns & challenges around designing robots that are social actors. https://t.co/OEnl2E4yu5

[Yes VC @YesVC]

Among the many trends we're tracking, Work 2.0 is high on the list. Interesting articles on the topic in @TIME this week, including one by Kevin @Delaney, who was a regular guest on @shouldthisexist with @caterina:

https://t.co/gflKCrHrRa

[Should This Exist? @ShouldThisExist]

If you're looking for context on the Anthony Bourdain deepfake in the new doc "Roadrunner" – some perspective here:

[Caterina Fake @Caterina]

Hany Farid's deepfake horror stories will make your toes curl--all possible, and some have already happened. @shouldthisexist
https://t.co/bAWJf8yE97

[June Cohen @junecohen]

It's Awards Week! And Webby Day! Can't help but share how proud I am that ALL 4 of our shows were honored by @TheWebbyAwards. Way to go @MeditativeStory 🏆 @ShouldThisExist 🏆@SparkandFirePod 🏆 @MastersofScale

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PLUS! The Best Episode / Science & Education award is on the line, for "The Deepfake Detective" ft. @cagoldberglaw @RepYvetteClarke @profgeraintrees & Hany Farid. Last day to vote:👉 https://t.co/zMxJR3edwX #Webbys

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Best Technology Podcast? It should be @shouldthisexist – the podcast that brilliantly interrogates technology. Today's the last day to vote for us in @TheWebbyAwards 👉 https://t.co/gF2k1qMaYY

[Should This Exist? @ShouldThisExist]

News: We're up for Best Technology Podcast from @theWebbyAwards 🔥

Plus! our episode "The Deepfake Detective" is up for Best Podcast: Science & Education !

Register and vote:

The Deepfake Detective: https://t.co/j7dmH0nWGC

The whole series: https://t.co/02rZWKTVTb

[Caterina Fake @Caterina]

An opportunity to hang out in a photo with some amazing women investors!

[SilverLining @SilverLiningNGO]

Check out this podcast featuring our ED @kellywanser, hosted by @Caterina on @ShouldThisExist, on the need for research on climate intervention and the amazing work being done at the @UW Marine Cloud Brightening Project, supported by @PARCinc. https://t.co/PFfiz0wVpe

[Masters of Scale @mastersofscale]

@GolbeyLaw @reidhoffman cc: @Caterina Fake: "If you tolerate white supremacists on your platform, you’re a platform for white supremacists. And you just have to accept that. Unless you draw the lines, unless you say what is and is not acceptable, it just becomes a disaster." https://t.co/8dP9wGpQfn

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@srini_grahasvr @harleyf @businesswars @mastersofscale why thank you!

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@DCfiliblaster Yes! A very important distinction.

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Looking for deep background on the Section 230 conversation? This discussion on the original intent of the web adds color (and hope): https://t.co/8k0DjSuoab

[Should This Exist? @ShouldThisExist]

The early web was built on the assumption that people would (more or less) behave themselves. "We had a vision of utopia," says @Caterina. Can we get ourselves back to the garden? We talk with @anildash @stevenbjohnson & @delaney https://t.co/w6WggQUSrj

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@cryswashington @Caterina Yay! We love making this show for you.

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Learn 5 ways to trip without psychedelics, and other research-backed amazements, in our latest newsletter: https://t.co/TZVI6puWCw

[Should This Exist? @ShouldThisExist]

Here's a question: Should drugs for “positive” purposes (such as expanding consciousness and feeling more connected) be covered by standard health insurance, the same way as a drug for preventing pain or treating an illness should be?

[Should This Exist? @ShouldThisExist]

Used wisely, psychedelics could treat a wide array of mental health conditions — and maybe even make us feel more connected. But @Caterina asks: can science, politics and culture align to make it possible? New episode: https://t.co/RZxdW0hgH1

[Should This Exist? @ShouldThisExist]

Used wisely, psychedelics could treat a wide array of mental health conditions — and maybe even make us feel more connected. But @Caterina asks: can science, politics and culture align to make it possible? New episode: https://t.co/RZxdW0hgH1

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

On @ShouldThisExist, @Caterina talks to @kesvelt, Media Lab master's student Anika Ullah, and other experts about bi-directional contact tracing, privacy, and the role of trust in efforts to stop the spread of #covid19. https://t.co/QPPiPyoydx

[Should This Exist? @ShouldThisExist]

NIMBYs and YIMBYs, Project KRUSTY, and: Do you live near a nuclear waste dump and not know it? Dig into further reading in this week's newsletter. Read and subscribe: https://t.co/xcwh8mhC7q

[Yes VC @YesVC]

Countries have committed to investing billions in decarbonization. Which technologies will be the winners? In this week’s episode of @ShouldThisExist Yes VC Partner @Caterina looks at the new, small-scale nuclear reactors—listen: