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First Contact Podcast

@FirstContactPod

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 👏👏👏

First Contact is a 2020 @W3Awards winner for a technology podcast!🏆 Now’s the perfect time to catch up on our back catalog: pod.link/firstcontact

FirstContactPod's tweet image. First Contact is a 2020 @W3Awards winner for a technology podcast!🏆

Now’s the perfect time to catch up on our back catalog: pod.link/firstcontact


First Contact is a 2020 @W3Awards winner for a technology podcast!🏆 Now’s the perfect time to catch up on our back catalog: pod.link/firstcontact

FirstContactPod's tweet image. First Contact is a 2020 @W3Awards winner for a technology podcast!🏆

Now’s the perfect time to catch up on our back catalog: pod.link/firstcontact

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: eepurl.com/hfgqYb

FirstContactPod's tweet image. 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: eepurl.com/hfgqYb

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]

mostlyhuman's tweet image. 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! hello@dotdotdotmedia.com


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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: eepurl.com/hfgqYb

mostlyhuman's tweet image. 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: eepurl.com/hfgqYb


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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]

mostlyhuman's tweet image. 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! hello@dotdotdotmedia.com

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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: eepurl.com/hfgqYb

mostlyhuman's tweet image. 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: eepurl.com/hfgqYb

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Hitting inboxes now! Sign up: eepurl.com/hfgqYb

With all the noise, we decided to launch a newsletter devoted to nuance. It’s called The Gray Area. This month’s contributor is @plibin who says the idea that tech is neutral is a myth, & if anything, “lazy.” Have an unfiltered opinion? Ping me! Sign up: eepurl.com/hfgqYb

LaurieSegall's tweet image. With all the noise, we decided to launch a newsletter devoted to nuance. It’s called The Gray Area. This month’s contributor is @plibin who says the idea that tech is neutral is a myth, & if anything, “lazy.” Have an unfiltered opinion? Ping me! Sign up: eepurl.com/hfgqYb


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Don’t miss the very first edition of The Grey Area! Sign up: eepurl.com/hfgqYb

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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: bit.ly/2SaUE6E


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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.

“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: bit.ly/2SaUE6E



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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:

“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: bit.ly/2SaUE6E



“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: bit.ly/2SaUE6E


Still mind-blowing… 🤯

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: apple.co/2P3VoJP



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

“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: bit.ly/2RZ4cCk



If you missed our season 1 finale, check out @LaurieSegall’s chat with @hitRECordJoe and @jaredgeller!

FirstContactPod's tweet image. If you missed our season 1 finale, check out @LaurieSegall’s chat with @hitRECordJoe and @jaredgeller!

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: bit.ly/2WpF5cX 🔴



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

mostlyhuman's tweet image. #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: bit.ly/3j9omEn

mostlyhuman's tweet image. 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: bit.ly/3j9omEn

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!

mostlyhuman's tweet image. Happy birthday to our founder @LaurieSegall!

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

.@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: bit.ly/37YcWgN



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