Hanna Reichel: The “real” is what influences, what makes the difference in our lives.
Valdez: I’m very interested to hear more about the effect of things like Truth TV, influencers, deepfakes, and even the magic on how we trust.
Garber: What are your findings about how our brains respond?
Lisa Fazio: If something makes you feel a very strong emotion, it’s time to pause and check again: is it true or not?
Garber: Andrea, AI is becoming very complex and much more incorporated into our lives. How can we navigate as our virtual and physical worlds collide?
Garber: If you’re an urban planner, essentially, for the internet, what would you advise us to do?
Danah Boyd: I think we’re going to see other kinds of resistance, because that’s the nature of a city. You know, what does it mean for morality, in a way of detecting the dignity and humanity of the collective?
Valdez: Okay, Megan, we’ve got six episodes to take a look at what’s genuine, what’s fake, and what’s alive in the murky medium.
Reichel: Our time is limited; Our ability is to maximize it whatever the limited measure. And we will have to be informed in order to live as finite mortal beings.
Valdez: My name is Andrea Valdez.
Garber: And my call is Megan Garber. From The Atlantic, pay attention to “How to Know What’s Real. “Available in May.
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