First Contact Podcast

A weekly podcast that explores the people and technology that are changing what it means to be human. Listen on iHeart Radio or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Love this. Emerged from a weekend of shooting in the woods to some good news re @FirstContactPod @DotDotDotMedia 👏👏👏

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First Contact is a 2020 @W3Awards winner for a technology podcast!🏆

Now’s the perfect time to catch up on our back catalog: https://t.co/wfeBSEsQ83

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Late yesterday, Facebook completely banned QAnon content from its platform, calling it a ‘militarized social movement.’ This take from @plibin on platforms’ responsibility to society feels even more relevant now. Sign up to read: https://t.co/YOhrOCZOvm https://t.co/E3WLwRgxkB

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This month’s guest contributor is @plibin who says the idea that tech is neutral is a myth, and if anything, “lazy.” Featuring related reading from @CaseyNewton @ZoeSchiffer @GregoryJBarber @LaurieSegall. Got an unfiltered opinion of your own? Ping us! [email protected]

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We’re so excited to announce The Gray Area newsletter! Get an unfiltered perspective from a Silicon Valley insider, delivered to your inbox once a month. Our very first edition is out now. Sign up: https://t.co/Dh7aEtaLCc

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This month’s guest contributor is @plibin who says the idea that tech is neutral is a myth, and if anything, “lazy.” Featuring related reading from @CaseyNewton @ZoeSchiffer @GregoryJBarber @LaurieSegall. Got an unfiltered opinion of your own? Ping us! [email protected]

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We’re so excited to announce The Gray Area newsletter! Get an unfiltered perspective from a Silicon Valley insider, delivered to your inbox once a month. Our very first edition is out now. Sign up: https://t.co/Dh7aEtaLCc

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Hitting inboxes now! Sign up: https://t.co/Dh7aEtaLCc

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Don’t miss the very first edition of The Grey Area! Sign up: https://t.co/Dh7aEtaLCc

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How do you build a virtual world without harassment? Social distancing in VR may seem like a no-brainer, but what happens if you want intimacy with a partner? Or want to whisper in a friend’s ear for privacy? Facebook VP Boz (@boztank) weighs in: https://t.co/O8lL3BWHww

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Our latest episode! How close is too close in the virtual world? The ethical issues of another social dimension, + @boztank opens up about the infamous internal FB memo and why he regrets it.

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Our VP @boztank talks about why building the next computing platform is more important than ever. Tune in to @FirstContactPod's latest ep:

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“This is like the beginning of computing again.” Our latest episode with Facebook VP Andrew “Boz” Bosworth (@boztank) and @lauriesegall is out. Hear why Boz thinks AR and VR will one day be as important to society as smartphones: https://t.co/O8lL3BWHww

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Still mind-blowing… 🤯

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What would happen if empathetic technology could be weaponized to break a million people’s hearts overnight? Listen to @Aza on @FirstContactPod w/ @LaurieSegall episode 4: https://t.co/FVP1jsPt8X

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As brain-enhancing tech, like @elonmusk’s @neuralink, moves closer to reality, listen to @sama explain what it could mean for humankind

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“We are on the brink of being the first species ever to design our own descendants.” Sam Altman tells @lauriesegall that the last 13 years in tech have just been a “warm up” for what’s coming next. Listen to the full episode with @sama: https://t.co/wR1yqJ96gD

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If you missed our season 1 finale, check out @LaurieSegall’s chat with @hitRECordJoe and @jaredgeller! https://t.co/CO8yGTAfyl

[Joseph Gordon-Levitt @hitRECordJoe]

Awesome to sit down with @LaurieSegall and my @HITRECORD co-founder @jaredgeller to chat all about creative collaboration here on the internet. You can listen to the full @FirstContactPod episode here: https://t.co/Gw7IupydwR 🔴

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#TBT to when we recorded podcasts in real studios… cc @LaurieSegall

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As big tech companies continue to extend their WFH policies into 2021 and beyond, here’s remote work pioneer @photomatt on the best ways to stay productive outside the office: https://t.co/uYBXeprIL6

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In light of new controversy over the NYPD’s use of facial recognition tech to track down a #BLM activist, here’s @SusanHermanACLU from earlier this year, when another Black man was wrongfully arrested because of the biased technology:

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Happy birthday to our founder @LaurieSegall!

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#TBT to that time @anduriltech founders @traestephens and @palmerluckey almost built a real-life lightsaber…

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.@anduriltech almost built a real-life lightsaber... But not for hand-to-hand combat. Co-founder @traestephens on the tech the company toyed with building: “It got far enough that @PalmerLuckey accidentally cut himself and had to get medical care.” Listen: https://t.co/kZ9Yjnu5tr