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Show Notes: (
0:00) Birthday wishes and flipping the script on tech’s impact
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0:26) How AI could
improve kids’ lives, not just harm them
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1:14) From libraries to ChatGPT: what learning looks like now
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3:44) Starting a business with AI—from names to logos
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5:02) Connection in the age of FaceTime vs. lost letters in WWII
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6:45) Troy & Daniel’s friendship—never meeting IRL but real nonetheless
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8:34) Gen Z & Gen Alpha: online-first friendships and future peer groups
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9:59) Why the metaverse flopped—and why AI adoption changes everything
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13:12) Philosophy thought experiment: when does a chair stop being the same chair?
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14:45) Catfishing, self-presentation, and versions of “you” in different settings
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17:23) Skateboarding, peer pressure, and the dangers of belonging
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19:27) What will peer pressure look like in 2035?
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21:29) Shifting moral compasses and the speed of social change
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23:14) Parenting kids’ moral compasses in a dark internet age
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25:28) The art of disconnecting—detachment, Opal app, and phone blocking
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27:58) Tech backlash: will kids rebel against laptops like we rebelled against books?
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33:09) AI in pediatric health care: opportunities and risks
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37:04) Theranos: fraud, prison, and was it just before its time?
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39:22) AI agents, automation, and the future of work
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40:47) Landscaping as the ultimate fallback career
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42:45) Half marathons, training advice, and running apps
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43:53) Shoutout to Momentous: protein, collagen peptides, recovery
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44:35) Tango AI: automating sales workflows and end-of-quarter grind
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45:15) Parenting solo: Troy’s weekend with both kids
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46:06) DoorDash tiramisu and late-night dad wins
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46:41) Wrapping up, gratitude, and looking ahead to 52 episodes