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HUMAN / FOR NOW Episode 003 • 23 min • September 24, 2026
After a demonstration of living neurons interacting with Doom, Sebastien and Eric imagine a biological Tamagotchi—one that could die for real. They compare today's AI boom with the coal age of the industrial revolution and ask what progress means when computing uses living cells.
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Pick a moment. Jump right in. 00:00 Brain cells playing Doom ↗02:00 From DishBrain to the CL1 ↗05:38 A biological Tamagotchi? ↗07:52 The industrial revolution as a comparison ↗12:49 The coal age of AI ↗13:41 Progress, happiness, and meaning ↗15:12 Trying to picture exponential change ↗19:00 Living neurons in a data center ↗20:14 Does presentation change our judgment? ↗21:32 What should we make of it? ↗Follow the conversation
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