Language Is a Technology — Chris Kantrowitz 2/6

2026-10-07

Deep Future

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Chris Kantrowitz and I get into the hidden technology of language: what remote work strips out of company culture, what his non-speaking son taught him about communication, and why telepathy, dreams, and the brain deserve serious experiments.

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22:04
Chris Kantrowitz and I get into the hidden technology of language: what remote work strips out of company culture, what his non-speaking son taught him about communication, and why telepathy, dreams, and the brain deserve serious experiments.
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7:37
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Language Is a Technology — Chris Kantrowitz 2/6

Deep Future

Fler avsnitt från "Deep Future"

Interview the VCs — Chris Kantrowitz 6/6

Our KPI Is Death — Chris Kantrowitz 5/6

Hired by Sony at 14 — Chris Kantrowitz 4/6

Accidental Authenticity — Chris Kantrowitz 3/6

Language Is a Technology — Chris Kantrowitz 2/6

The Death Star in Century City — Chris Kantrowitz 1/6

Reasoning from Fictional Evidence — Byron Reese 4/4

Stories, Dice & Rocks that Think — Byron Reese 3/4

Where Are the Bronze Age Beavers? — Byron Reese 2/4

Infinite Progress & Wasted, Two of My Favorite Books — Byron Reese 1/4