Over-sexualized characters. Bi-phasic sleep. Killer robots. YouTube Studios shooting. [Full Ep]
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IN THIS EPISODE
[7:45] Over-sexualization of game characters
[49:40] Sleeping patterns
[1:16:00] Killer robots
[1:41:45] Content creators and YouTube
The over-sexualization of characters in video games - why does it happen? Humans' sleeping patterns have changed over the centuries - are you sleeping "correctly?" Killer robots may not be so distant after all. The tragic shooting at the YouTube studios sheds more light into "adpocalypse."
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RESOURCES
Why are the female characters in video games so sexualized
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-female-characters-in-video-games-so-sexualized
Humans Used to Sleep in Two Shifts, And Maybe We Should Do It Again
https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-used-to-sleep-in-two-shifts-maybe-we-should-again
AI experts call for boycott over 'killer robots' project at South Korea university
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/05/killer-robots-south-korea-university-boycott-artifical-intelligence-hanwha
Tragic YouTube shooting casts new light on creators’ “adpocalypse” complaints
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/how-youtubes-adpocalypse-may-have-figured-in-its-tuesday-campus-shooting/