📘 Part 3: Computers
Are our devices making life simpler, or just adding layers of complexity? Rory dives into our relationship with tech, weighing in on addiction, the generation gap, and a future with artificial intelligence.
This episode's vocabulary
Integral (adj.) - necessary and important as a part of a whole.
Radically (adj.) - completely or extremely.
Courteous (adj.) - polite.
Initial (adj.) - of or at the beginning.
Loose (adj.) - not firmly held or fastened in place.
Infrastructure (noun) - the basic structure of an organization or system which is necessary for its operation.
Inseparable (adj.) - if two or more things are inseparable, they are so closely connected that they cannot be considered separately.
Complexity (noun) - the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand or find an answer to.
Immerse (verb) - to involve someone completely in an activity.
Akin (adj.) - having some of the same qualities.
Dimension (noun) - Â a part or feature or way of considering something.
Simplicity (noun) - the fact that something is easy to understand or do.
Numerous (adj.) - many.
Corresponding (adj.) - similar to, connected with, or caused by something else.
Reliability (noun) - how well a machine, piece of equipment, or system works.
Artificial intelligence (noun) - the use of computer programs that have some of the qualities of the human mind, such as the ability to understand language, recognize pictures, and learn from experience.
Pessimistic (adj.) - thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation.
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