Curiosity Daily Podcast: Drawbacks and Dangers of Life Hacking (w/ Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.) and Why Wet Fingers Prune
Learn about potential drawbacks to life hacking from Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why your fingers get pruney when they’re soaked in water.
Episode Show Notes:
Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why your fingers get pruney when you take a bath: https://curiosity.im/2YApK91
Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr:
- “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
- “Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
- “Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
- Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
- Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
- MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr
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