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Ernest Cline - "Ready Player Two" & Empathy via Technology

Season 26 E 33 • 12/01/2020

Author Ernest Cline discusses his book "Ready Player Two," anticipating virtual reality and exploring both the perils and potentials of internet technology.

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Rosie Perez - Catching COVID-19 & "The Flight Attendant"
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Ernest Cline - "Ready Player Two" & Empathy via Technology
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Author Ernest Cline discusses his book "Ready Player Two," anticipating virtual reality and exploring both the perils and potentials of internet technology.
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Brit Bennett - Exploring Colorism with "The Vanishing Half"
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Michael J. Fox - "No Time Like the Future"
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