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April 08, 2025

S2E5 - The Family Experiment by John Marrs

52 minutes

In this episode, we dive into The Family Experiment by John Marrs, where various families volunteer for a cutting-edge virtual reality competition that pairs adults with children to form instant families. We break down the hidden agendas, the crazy tech, and the total emotional chaos.

Links

Official author website (https://www.johnmarrsauthor.com/)
The Family Experiment by John Marrs (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197108968-the-family-experiment)
John Marrs on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7264719.John_Marrs)

Chapters

(00:46) - Skip intro

(02:11) - Book summary

(03:24) - SPOILER ALERT!

(03:43) - Jon's review

(04:54) - Kristy's review

(06:48) - Relevancy of AI

(08:33) - Physically moving, virtually

(10:15) - Cadman and Gabriel

(13:12) - Woody and Tina

(17:50) - Selena and Jaden

(21:35) - Dimitri and Zoe

(24:38) - Adam

(27:23) - Hudson

(30:32) - 24/7 surveillance

(33:17) - £250,000

(36:24) - The great (meta) debate

(42:44) - Would society be ready?

(45:52) - Would we volunteer?

(47:07) - Our recommendation

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By Jon & Kristy King-Pritzl

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