In a world that’s always online, why do we still feel alone? Technologist Kathryn Jacobs cycled 35,000km across the globe, off-grid, on purpose - to find the answer.
🔍 Inside the Episode
(00:00) Is innovation making us less human?
(01:45) What drives Kathryn Jacobs
(03:22) The Africa journey that changed everything
(08:05) Cycling off-grid with no GPS
(10:15) Fear and vulnerability on the open road
(12:33) What she packs to survive, not perform
(16:08) When the road disappears, adapt
(18:40) Rafting the Grand Canyon: her next adventure
(20:17) What tech gives—and what it quietly takes
(23:01) We photograph everything. But do we feel it?
(25:32) Can AI ever match real creativity?
(28:15) How tech is reshaping how we learn
(30:22) Holding onto identity in a digital world
(33:10) The growing divide no one’s ready for
(36:40) Why the next billion-dollar company will be tiny
(39:55) No data, no direction
(44:30) What matters most in a world run by AI