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Can the U.S. Rein in Prediction Markets? + Joanna Stern on Her Year of A.I. Experiments + Our Producer Goes to Attention School

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I Am Not a Robot the 12 Thesis of Attention Kitchen Confidential

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Can the U.S. Rein in Prediction Markets? + Joanna Stern on Her Year of A.I. Experiments + Our Producer Goes to Attention School mentions I Am Not a Robot by Joanna Stern, the 12 Thesis of Attention, and Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.

I Am Not a Robot the 12 Thesis of Attention Kitchen Confidential

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I Am Not a Robot

Joanna Stern

I would say it is about a lot of things that we talk about every week on the show.

the 12 Thesis of Attention

This one comes from this book called the 12 Thesis of Attention that actually the people who started the school helped write.

Kitchen Confidential

Anthony Bourdain

the body is not a temple. It is an amusement park ride.

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I Am Not a Robot

Joanna Stern

The host mentions Joanna Stern's book 'I Am Not a Robot' as a significant exploration of AI's impact on daily life. T…

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the 12 Thesis of Attention

The host mentions 'the 12 Thesis of Attention' as a source for exercises used in an attention lab at a unique school.…

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Kitchen Confidential

Anthony Bourdain

The host mentions 'Kitchen Confidential' to illustrate a point about experiencing life through the senses, contrastin…

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A second recurring theme is importance of shared culture.
Referenced books include I Am Not a Robot by Joanna Stern and the 12 Thesis of Attention.
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attention school experience(1)importance of shared culture(1)Joanna Stern's new book(1)

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I Am Not a Robot

Joanna Stern

Best for Readers interested in AI and immersive journalismOften cited around Joanna Stern's new book

“will do something about that. Like, you can't have members in the military betting on raids and operations in foreign countries. Yeah. I think that that sounds right. It does seem like there is a little bit of movement here. I always get nervous predicting that Congress is actually going to pass a law, but maybe we will at least see more rules. And, you know, maybe those rules will begin to rein this in. Yeah. But I do hope it happens. Yeah. You know, I have never bet on a prediction market. Have you? Well, didn't we used to bet on the fake ones? The fake ones. Yeah. But I've never bet real money. I've never felt the free son of... I never have a”

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended

Trigger: Joanna Stern's new book

For: Readers interested in AI and immersive journalism

Key quote: “I would say it is about a lot of things that we talk about every week on the show.”

The host mentions Joanna Stern's book 'I Am Not a Robot' as a significant exploration of AI's impact on daily life. They highlight the immersive journalism style of the book, which delves deeply into how AI influences various aspects of personal and professional experiences.

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the 12 Thesis of Attention

Best for Individuals interested in attention studies and innovative educational practices.Often cited around attention school experience

“f introduced the ideas that I've already exposed to you, that like, we think of attention in this really singular way. And this is a school for studying attention in broader ways and getting curious about it. And now we're going to do some exercises. This is how all the attention labs are structured. We're going to do some exercise. that start in pairwork. And then we're going to discuss them as a group. And then later, we're going to do another exercise where we break up into bigger groups. And this is going to take almost like two hours collectively to do the exercises and talk about. And what are these exercises? Great question. So they print the exercises on”

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Sentiment: Passing Reference

Trigger: attention school experience

For: Individuals interested in attention studies and innovative educational practices.

Key quote: “This one comes from this book called the 12 Thesis of Attention that actually the people who started the school helped write.”

The host mentions 'the 12 Thesis of Attention' as a source for exercises used in an attention lab at a unique school. This book is referenced to illustrate the innovative approaches to studying attention through practical exercises.

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Kitchen Confidential

Anthony Bourdain

Best for Individuals seeking to reconnect with their sensory experiencesOften cited around importance of shared culture

“This book is mentioned in relation to an exercise about taste, where participants reflect on their experiences at a farmer's market.”

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Sentiment: Passing Reference

Trigger: importance of shared culture

For: Individuals seeking to reconnect with their sensory experiences

Key quote: “the body is not a temple. It is an amusement park ride.”

The host mentions 'Kitchen Confidential' to illustrate a point about experiencing life through the senses, contrasting it with the commodification of attention by big tech. Bourdain's perspective on enjoying life is used to emphasize the need for genuine experiences in a technology-driven world.

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