Ep.29 - Is technology killing our creativity?

In episode 29, the Occupational Philosophers ask the very important question of "Is technology killing our creativity?"  Fulfilling John's high school dreams of a career in law they take a for and against argument and explore both sides of the argument.  In this episode, they discuss:  The different types of curiosity and how technology drives each of them  How technology both fuels and diminishes empathy  Why it's important to consider the spaces and places we create for curiosity and creativity How travelling pre-mobile phone may have been a very different experience  Why we need to create online and offline spaces for creativity  How interrupting your flow can drop your IQ (watch out!)  Why our humanness is more important than ever  Can robots create art (or is it just craft?)  Why data is nothing without..... As always, (and in the tradition of the great philosophers of the past - not the John and Simon count themselves in that space by any means - John is in training, however), there are some great thought experiments. For episode 29, the thought experiment is:  App or Crap?  We hope you enjoy the episode as much as The Occupational Philosophers enjoyed making it.  You can learn more about the show at www.occupationalphilosophers.com  Remember, if you like the show (fingers crossed...) tell your friends and leave a review and rating and you will be showered with 10,000,001 blessings.    Show Links  AI, robots and painting https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/04/mind-blowing-ai-da-becomes-first-robot-to-paint-like-an-artist?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other