Monday, November 23, 2015

Episode 25 - No More Doughnut Money

Most of us aren't Miss Daisy, with someone to drive us where we want to go. The day when we won't have to drive ourselves anywhere at all is fast approaching, however. John and Smokey daydream about self-driving cars, and wonder how the masses may fear the machines taking over yet another of our day-to-day chores.



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The piece that got us thinking about topic is a little involved, but an interesting read. Check it out, and you may find it describing your own thoughts and/or fears about driver-less cars...

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/01/cover-ride.aspx

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Episode 24 - Hooked on Phone-ics

Has anything changed the day-to-day activity of our lives like the smartphone? From communicating to banking to buying movie tickets, the computer we all carry with us has become all but indispensable... but can we become literally addicted to using it... and if we can, is that REALLY so bad? John and Smokey ponder this question, but they do it verbally, and not via text message.



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Further reading on this subject, which can also be done via smartphone or tablet (in case you can't put those down):

http://time.com/3952333/smartphone-addiction/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201307/smartphone-addiction

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/tech-addiction/
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