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The augmented human and jobs of tomorrow, with Cathy Hackl ...

What will it mean to be human when we can plug into our computers? Today we plug our computers in to power. Tomorrow, we might plug ourselves into them.

AR and VR are changing how we see the world. AI and augmentation and brain-machine interfaces will change how we live, how we work, and how we play.

Cathy and I chat about HTC Vive, Magic Leap, Oculus Quest, brain-machine interfaces, Upload (the new show on Amazon Prime), and augmented intelligence. We also talk about Apple and where Apple's upcoming product will fit, as well as the convergence of AR and VR.

In the past, we’ve always been able to expand to some frontier … we’ve rarely hit the limits of our space or territory. That's no longer the case right now.

As horrible as it is, Coronavirus is showing us what a clean earth might be: blue sky in Delhi, India. Animals returning in Germany. Quiet in our streets. Clean air in China.

Is a finite earth economy possible? And what does growth look like in a finite earth economy?

In this episode of future39, we talk with Bob Leonard, co-author of Moving to a Finite Earth Economy.