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#281 – Grimes: Music, AI, and the Future of Humanity

April 29, 2022 2:11:27 94.64 MB Downloads: 0

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:24) – Identity
(12:22) – Music production
(25:13) – Spotify
(29:55) – Experimental music
(32:30) – Vision of future
(45:04) – Motherhood
(1:01:11) – Consciousness
(1:16:01) – Love
(1:21:52) – Metaverse
(1:34:34) – Technology and bureaucracy
(1:38:32) – Mortality
(1:46:57) – Understanding evil
(1:50:55) – Last person on Earth
(1:53:33) – Dan Carlin
(1:56:03) – Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
(2:02:28) – Coolest human invention
(2:03:49) – Advice for young people
(2:07:01) – Meaning of life