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Timbo Talks About Social Media and Boredom (0010)


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I fly solo in this week's episode to share my feelings about the 'experts' in the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma. I also discuss the much better doco, My Octopus Teacher and recollect my own memorable encounter with an octopus.

SHOW NOTES

— The Social Dilemma, the Netflix documentary about the impact of social networking: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81254224

— An introduction to B.F. Skinner's 'Operant Conditioning' work: https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html

— Douglas Rushkoff, author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age: https://rushkoff.com/

— My Octopus Teacher, the Netflix documentary about the unusual friendship between a filmmaker and an octopus: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81045007

— A written account of my teachable moment with an octopus: https://timhoran.com/2018/02/20/a-cure-for-boredom/

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Timbo TalksBy Tim Horan