What would you do if you lost your cellphone on a trip? You’re in a strange city with no tablet or computer to fall back on. In the span of a human generation, smartphones have changed the way most of us interact with each other and the world.
Do you remember your first smartphone? How has it changed your life? This week, Rob and Christen reminisce over early smart devices, wonder at the madness smartphones have brought amongst humanity, and imagine what the future holds for smartphones.
Some videos referenced:
Miya Ponsetto Accuses Teen of Stealing Her Phone
Kids Are Not Growing Horns from Being on Their Cellphones Too Much
Are Expanding Displays the Future of Smartphones?
Things that Blew Us Away
Rob: The US government is paying hackers to back doors and not telling companies. (video)
Christen: Researchers say our universe is learning. “If laws can evolve, then they can do more: We consider the notion that only a universe that learns its laws can be expected to engender novel phenomena like life and physicists.”