Meredith Balkus

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  • 035 FORTUNE Brainstorm Tech December 1st, 2021 Half Moon Bay, CA 11:30 AM THE PROMISE OF VR AND AR Millions of VR sets are already in use across the globe, but they aren’t all used for gaming. From teaching empathy to treating PTSD, researchers are exploring all sorts of impactful use cases for virtual and augmented reality. But what are the potential pitfalls of this promising technology? And how will our bodies—and minds—adapt to more and more time spent in the metaverse? Jeremy Bailenson, Founding Director, Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Stanford University Interviewer: Michal Lev-Ram, FORTUNE Photograph by Stuart Isett for FORTUNE BRAINSTORM TECHConferences

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    How diplomacy can (and can’t) solve the world’s cybercrime crisis

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