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The Possibility of Digital Doppelgangers
15:24 - 25:31 (10:06)
The possibility of creating a digital copy of a person or a "digital doppelganger" that can claim to be the original person after they die is becoming a reality, with social media platforms offering the option to keep accounts active after death as a basic example.
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The idea of creating a digital copy of a person or a digital doppelganger that claims to be the original person after they die is becoming more popular.
15:24 - 18:05 (02:40)
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The idea of creating a digital copy of a person or a digital doppelganger that claims to be the original person after they die is becoming more popular. Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook offer the opportunity for accounts to remain active after a person passes away, which raises ethical questions for professionals to grapple with.
ChapterThe Possibility of Digital Doppelgangers
Episode#487: Dr. Martine Rothblatt — A Masterclass on Asking Better Questions and Peering Into the Future
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast episode, the host talks about his role models and inspiration which include Robert Heinlein's books, Time Enough for Love and Stranger in a Strange Land, and Robert Kennedy.
18:05 - 19:05 (01:00)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the host talks about his role models and inspiration which include Robert Heinlein's books, Time Enough for Love and Stranger in a Strange Land, and Robert Kennedy.
ChapterThe Possibility of Digital Doppelgangers
Episode#487: Dr. Martine Rothblatt — A Masterclass on Asking Better Questions and Peering Into the Future
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker struggled to understand the medical terms surrounding his daughter's illness so he went backwards in academia and learned about it from high school level textbooks in the library while his daughter was in intensive care.
19:05 - 25:31 (06:26)
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The speaker struggled to understand the medical terms surrounding his daughter's illness so he went backwards in academia and learned about it from high school level textbooks in the library while his daughter was in intensive care. He shares that there are hundreds of medical journals with thousands of articles published each year.