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What does it mean to be human in this particular, technological moment?

In this 10-part series, host Nora Young looks at facets of human existence that we once took to be distinctly ours, and how they're changing in today's technological moment.

SPECIAL SERIES · Posted: Jun 27, 2024 10:10 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 27

It can seem like conventional measures of what's true, permanent and human are up for grabs in the face of rapidly advancing tech. And if there's no special spark that truly separates us from other animals, or our technological creations, does it matter? (Shutterstock/CBC)

Can AI be a creative partner, rather than a rip-off artist?

A man stands in front of a giant, colourful work of art in an art gallery. — Episode 1 - Creativity (MOMA)

Is technology reshaping our approach to death and grief?

A brown casket in a funeral home with a large bunch of white flowers on top of it. — Episode 2 - Death (GreenAppleNZ)

Now that we create, nourish, and end relationships in hybrid spaces, is intimacy more confusing?

Two hands form a heart — Episode 3 - Intimacy (Prostock-studio/Shutterstock)

Has digital culture changed our desire to belong?

4 young people crowd together smiling to take a selfie with the sun shining behind them. — Episode 4 - Belonging (JacobLund/Shutterstock)

In a world where our digital tools keep track for us, what is the value of human memory?

Closeup of a pencil about to fill in a blank crossword puzzle — Episode 5 - Memory (Julia Sudnitskaya/Shutterstock)

Does the inevitability of automation hide the ongoing need for distinctly human skills

The back of an old janitor mopping the floors of a building that has lots of light coming in as the sun sets — Episode 6 - Work (Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock)

What does play mean when our digital tech erases the boundaries between work and leisure?

4 young people are all smiling but at the screens they have in front of them and not each other — Episode 7 - Play (RawpixelShutterstock)

Thanks to generative AI, is the distinctively human talent for music no longer ours alone?

Closeup of a pair of hands playing piano — Episode 8 - Music (LionSingto/Shutterstock)

Is the explosion of #wellness destigmatizing mental illness, or fostering a culture of self-diagnosis?

4 fingers, each with a different face expressing emotions of happiness, confusion, sadness and anger — Episode 9 - Wellness (Victoria1/Shutterstock)

As we speed toward an AI world, will true agency even matter as long as we believe we have it?

Close up of a laptop keyboard button that says Ctrl — Episode 10 - Control (Michelle Parise)

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