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Smartphones are so ubiquitous that they almost fade into the background. Everyone has one and nobody thinks twice about them. But what if they were affecting the way our brains function in a very tangible way? That would mean society has been collectively altered and we don't even know it. In this episode we take a look at the research of the tenuous relationship between smartphones and our brains.
Sources and show notes: docs.google.com/document/d/10b5lGDt4tFF5D-uy_xGME-QarCXfuCTCDkhEExoL-A4/edit?usp=sharing
YouTubers mentioned:
Ashton Womack youtube.com/@ashtonwomack
Darby Wilcock youtube.com/@DarbyWilcock
Spencer Scott Pugh youtube.com/@SpencerScottPugh
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Smartphones are so ubiquitous that they almost fade into the background. Everyone has one and nobody thinks twice about them. But what if they were affecting the way our brains function in a very tangible way? That would mean society has been collectively altered and we don't even know it. In this episode we take a look at the research of the tenuous relationship between smartphones and our brains.
Sources and show notes: docs.google.com/document/d/10b5lGDt4tFF5D-uy_xGME-QarCXfuCTCDkhEExoL-A4/edit?usp=sharing
YouTubers mentioned:
Ashton Womack youtube.com/@ashtonwomack
Darby Wilcock youtube.com/@DarbyWilcock
Spencer Scott Pugh youtube.com/@SpencerScottPugh
Matt d’Avella youtube.com/@mattdavella
ColdFusion Podcast:
youtube.com/@ThroughTheWeb
ColdFusion Music:
youtube.com/@ColdFusionmusic
burnwater.bandcamp.com
Get my book:
bit.ly/NewThinkingbook
ColdFusion Socials:
discord.gg/coldfusion
facebook.com/ColdFusionTV
twitter.com/ColdFusion_TV
instagram.com/coldfusiontv
Producer: Dagogo Altraide
Writers: Laura Woods, Dagogo Altraide
Editors: Brayden Laffrey, Dagogo Altraide
![Married Couple Steals $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Heist [Bitfinex]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GR3rUlDiMxY/mqdefault.jpg "Married Couple Steals $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Heist [Bitfinex]
What a wild ride!
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ColdFusion is an Australian based online media company independently run by Dagogo Altraide since 2009. Topics cover anything in science, technology, history and business in a calm and relaxed environment.
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Croquet Club – Only You Can Tell
Frames - Calm Wisdom
Leon Vynehall - Midnight on Rainbow Road
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Sources:
https://www.theverge.com/22924237/razzlekhan-bitfinex-hack-laundering-bitcoin-explained-rapper-heather-morgan
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-arrests-couple-allegedly-laundering-45-bln-crypto-tied-bitfinex-hack-2022-02-08/
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/crypto/us-couple-accused-of-laundering-4-5-billion-in-bitcoin-heres-how-this-happened-7763865/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Bitfinex_hack
https://www.newsweek.com/what-bitfinex-hack-two-arrested-plot-steal-45b-crypto-1677295
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-09/us-new-york-couple-arrested-bitcoin-theft/100815296
https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/costs/married-us-couple-arrested-for-62-billion-cryptocurrency-theft/news-story/3e7d33ef5468d5812b439133abd1547d
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab78b/the-rabbithole-beneath-the-crypto-couple-is-endless
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![Evolution of Display Technology [1940 - 2020]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gm9BiYFGPuo/mqdefault.jpg "Evolution of Display Technology [1940 - 2020]
Evolution of Display Technology [1940 - 2020]")
![How We Became the Loneliest Generation [Documentary]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I19btmIBhx0/mqdefault.jpg "How We Became the Loneliest Generation [Documentary]
In this deep dive episode, we take a look at the loneliness epidemic. Its origins, causes and some solutions.
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YouTube videos used:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9dZQelULDk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL9QiHYtajw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xqCEHzMKQ&ab_channel=GirlinaBlueDress
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekz7jrCmZxg&pp=ygURaSBoYXZlIG5vIGZyaWVuZHM%3D&ab_channel=CAMELOT331
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZAjIm6QRA&pp=ygURaSBoYXZlIG5vIGZyaWVuZHM%3D&ab_channel=Honey%26Absinthe
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajo4-naCBbQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7twdKfhfANQ&ab_channel=Akta
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3okP9WdCUA&ab_channel=TheJapanReporter
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLyDGr5mCbs&ab_channel=TheQuint
Studies, articles and research mentioned in the video:
- https://ourworldindata.org/loneliness-epidemic
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953622004282
- https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/why-loneliness-affects-young-people.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734589/
- [https://www.discoveryaba.com/statistics/loneliness#:~:text=Loneliness by Age&text=Here are some loneliness statistics, in a survey by YouGov](https://www.discoveryaba.com/statistics/loneliness#:~:text=Loneliness%20by%20Age&text=Here%20are%20some%20loneliness%20statistics,in%20a%20survey%20by%20YouGov).
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953622004282
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2yzhfv4DvqVp5nZyxBD8G23/who-feels-lonely-the-results-of-the-world-s-largest-loneliness-study
- https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7c56e255b02c683659fe43/t/6021776bdd04957c4557c212/1612805995893/Loneliness+in+America+2021_02_08_FINAL.pdf
- https://www.americansurveycenter.org/why-mens-social-circles-are-shrinking/
- https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-067068
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922001660
- https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-05269-001
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873114/
- https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.10.751
- https://www.bluezones.com/2018/08/moai-this-tradition-is-why-okinawan-people-live-longer-better/
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/japans-rent-a-family-industry
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/13/caryn-ai-technology-gpt-4/
- https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-05269-001
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873114/
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-a-steady-diet-of-social-media-unhealthy-2018122115600
- https://www.bluezones.com/2018/08/moai-this-tradition-is-why-okinawan-people-live-longer-better/
Producer: Dagogo Altraide
Writers: Meehan Kathan, Piriye Altraide, Dagogo Altraide
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![ChatGPT Can Now Talk Like a Human [Latest Updates]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ID5tc61iksY/mqdefault.jpg "ChatGPT Can Now Talk Like a Human [Latest Updates]
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ChatGPT took over the world in 2022, but since then things had settled down... Then came GPT-4o, a human-line voice assistant done in a way which we havent seen before. In this episode well see what it means for education, productivity, the future and much more.
Sources and show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tGN6YZzeSfoHLgdWQbouJSJVFHGDQjwVPySGniwtU-c/edit?usp=sharing
ColdFusion Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/@ThroughTheWeb
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Get my book:
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Producer: Dagogo Altraide
Writers: Dagogo Altraide, Tawsif Akkas
Editors: Tanzim Uddin, Dagogo Altraide")
