How Cycling 35,000km Changed How I See Technology, Work and Time | Kathryn Jacobs
In a world that’s always online, why do we still feel alone? Technologist Kathryn Jacobs cycled 35,000km across the globe, off-grid, on purpose - to find the answer. 🔍 Inside the Episode (00:00) Is innovation making us less human? (01:45) What drives Kathryn Jacobs (03:22) The Africa journey that changed everything (08:05) Cycling off-grid with no GPS (10:15) Fear and vulnerability on the open road (12:33) What she packs to survive, not perform (16:08) When the road disappears, adapt (18:40) Rafting the Grand Canyon: her next adventure (20:17) What tech gives—and what it quietly takes (23:01) We photograph everything. But do we feel it? (25:32) Can AI ever match real creativity? (28:15) How tech is reshaping how we learn (30:22) Holding onto identity in a digital world (33:10) The growing divide no one’s ready for (36:40) Why the next billion-dollar company will be tiny (39:55) No data, no direction (44:30) What matters most in a world run by AI