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Death Online: Mourning a robot

What happens when your robot friend dies? Ashley Carman explores the grieving community surrounding the short-lived social robot Jibo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  Is auto-replying ruining email?

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  Death Online: When celebrities die

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  Death Online: Planning your digital afterlife

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  Does deleting Instagram make you happier?

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  Why are you anonymous online?

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  Why do you promote your tweets?

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  Why do iPhone users judge people with green text bubbles?

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  Should we be kind to our smart assistants?

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