S2E5 - The Family Experiment by John Marrs

In this episode, we dive into The Family Experiment by John Marrs, where various families volunteer for a cutting-edge virtual reality competition that pairs adults with children to form instant families. We break down the hidden agendas, the crazy tech, and the total emotional chaos.

Links

• Official author website (https://www.johnmarrsauthor.com/) 
• The Family Experiment by John Marrs (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197108968-the-family-experiment)
• John Marrs on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7264719.John_Marrs)

Chapters

• (00:46) - Skip intro


• (02:11) - Book summary


• (03:24) - SPOILER ALERT!


• (03:43) - Jon's review


• (04:54) - Kristy's review


• (06:48) - Relevancy of AI


• (08:33) - Physically moving, virtually


• (10:15) - Cadman and Gabriel


• (13:12) - Woody and Tina


• (17:50) - Selena and Jaden


• (21:35) - Dimitri and Zoe


• (24:38) - Adam


• (27:23) - Hudson


• (30:32) - 24/7 surveillance


• (33:17) - £250,000


• (36:24) - The great (meta) debate


• (42:44) - Would society be ready?


• (45:52) - Would we volunteer?


• (47:07) - Our recommendation