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And if we had the ultimate Balance between professional and private life?
This fundamental question underpins the blow Apple TV + emission Breakup – Now in its second season. In the show, some employees of a company called Lumon Industries undergo a surgical procedure that changes their brain. Their memories are divided between work experiences – where they are known as “innie” – and their personal life – where they are known as their “outings”.
The scientific consultant of the program, Dr Vijay Agarwal Said that the concept is “resounding” possible – and that the closer research than we think.
But the biggest question, he says, is: Should We are looking for this type of technology?
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