Oracles: Who's really deciding our future? | Don't Drink the Milk – Podcast

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Humans have always wanted to look into the future – but have we lost control over it? Who really decides our fate? Rachel and Chris travel to the bellybutton of the world to uncover the secrets of the oracles of old in Delphi, Greece. What can these ancient prophets show us about our algorithm-driven world?

It's a tale of fate and free will, from Oedipus to AI. So please take your seats for an episode in three acts.

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Interviewees featured in this episode:

Silkie Carlo, Director, Big Brother Watch

Akos Rona-Tas, Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego

Patrick Haggard, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London

Derya, victim of the Netherlands childcare benefits scandal

Khadija Bozia, Tax lawyer

Thanks also to Tijmen Wisman and Eva Gonzalez Pérez for their time and insights.

Watch the full performance of Oedipus Rex by Warwick Univeristy here:

This episode of Don't Drink the Milk was produced by Chris Caurla, hosted by Rachel Stewart, edited by Sam Baker and fact checked by Rayna Breuer.

Chapter index:

0:00 Intro

0:45 A surprising tarot reading

03:58 Act One: Ancient oracles

5:02 Oedipus recap

9:20 A trip to the Oracle of Delphi

13:01 Know thyself

15:37 Act Two: Modern-day oracles

18:40 The price we pay

21:10 Algorithms and scandal in the Netherlands

25:45 Act Three: From servants to masters

28:09 The problem with predictive algorithms

31:27 The Libet experiment

33:43 Are we just machines?

38:37 Conclusion

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