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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</p><ul><li>Wood no longer only grows on trees</li><li>Ingenious young people solving a delicious burrito-based problem</li><li>Brand new guidance on cervical health</li><li>The monarchy and whether we should keep them or not</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong><u>This week's references</u></strong></p><p><strong>Podcast on DNA ancestry testing: </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/37xf6uymVTCthS2DCJR2fO?si=sg7ehQGSQna_99QIcNInGw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/37xf6uymVTCthS2DCJR2fO?si=sg7ehQGSQna_99QIcNInGw</a></p><br><p><strong>Akala's superb book on race and class in modern day Britain:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/natives/akala/9781473661233" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/natives/akala/9781473661233</a></p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</p><ul><li>A guest appearance by Louis Theroux...sort of</li><li>How screen time actually makes you smarter</li><li>The foundations of telepathy according to science </li><li>Boundaries - what they are and how to set them</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong><u>This week's references</u></strong></p><p><strong>A study on the benefits of screen time: </strong>https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/video-games-intelligence-children-study/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter</p><p><strong>A podcast on science's take on telepathy:</strong> https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bUgHo67577YOM4WaQ7ezM?si=f23913637ff04c33</p><p><strong>Coffee's benefits on the microbiome:</strong> https://joinzoe.com/post/coffee-gut-health</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Do opposites attract? </itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</p><ul><li>Making male pattern baldness sexy again</li><li>The official monetary value of grandkids</li><li>Spain's approach to equity over equality</li><li>Do opposites really attract?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This week's references</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220308-opposites-attract-why-the-adage-is-obsolete" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220308-opposites-attract-why-the-adage-is-obsolete</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/17/do-opposites-attract/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/17/do-opposites-attract/</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/siblingsordating/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/siblingsordating/</strong></a></p><p><strong>Equity vs Equality meme: </strong><a href="https://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity/</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</p><ul><li>Making male pattern baldness sexy again</li><li>The official monetary value of grandkids</li><li>Spain's approach to equity over equality</li><li>Do opposites really attract?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This week's references</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220308-opposites-attract-why-the-adage-is-obsolete" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220308-opposites-attract-why-the-adage-is-obsolete</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/17/do-opposites-attract/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/17/do-opposites-attract/</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/siblingsordating/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/siblingsordating/</strong></a></p><p><strong>Equity vs Equality meme: </strong><a href="https://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity/</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Shame, Money, and Love</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p><strong>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</strong></p><ul><li>Dairy shame</li><li>Japan's winning cure for writer's block</li><li>How your period data could land you in jail</li><li>Why pre-nups are the ultimate symbol of love and commitment</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This week's references</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YmLHgPwQSVHtTCXVa7JPv?si=6874f2a7d79e46c6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The pre-nup podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://jivan.substack.com/p/health-data-privacy?s=w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeeves' newsletter on how your period data might land you in jail</a></p><p><a href="https://www.stylist.co.uk/opinion/problem-with-dystopia-narrative-roe-v-wade-abortion/655664?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article on the downside of dystopian comparisons to today's abortion debate </a></p><p><a href="https://www.capitalfm.com/news/blac-chyna-rob-kardashian-tyga-child-support/#:~:text=The%20Instagram%20model%20said%3A%20%E2%80%9CYesterday,Single%20no%20support%20child%20support.%22" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blac Chyna's child support woes</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zt6ncdm/revision/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article on foetuses not being people by some Jewish interpretations</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p><strong>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</strong></p><ul><li>Dairy shame</li><li>Japan's winning cure for writer's block</li><li>How your period data could land you in jail</li><li>Why pre-nups are the ultimate symbol of love and commitment</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This week's references</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YmLHgPwQSVHtTCXVa7JPv?si=6874f2a7d79e46c6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The pre-nup podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://jivan.substack.com/p/health-data-privacy?s=w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeeves' newsletter on how your period data might land you in jail</a></p><p><a href="https://www.stylist.co.uk/opinion/problem-with-dystopia-narrative-roe-v-wade-abortion/655664?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article on the downside of dystopian comparisons to today's abortion debate </a></p><p><a href="https://www.capitalfm.com/news/blac-chyna-rob-kardashian-tyga-child-support/#:~:text=The%20Instagram%20model%20said%3A%20%E2%80%9CYesterday,Single%20no%20support%20child%20support.%22" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blac Chyna's child support woes</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zt6ncdm/revision/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article on foetuses not being people by some Jewish interpretations</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Creepy old men, Periods, and Severance</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 12:18:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p><strong>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</strong></p><ul><li>Tim Westwood's creepy behaviour (alleged)</li><li>Elon Musk (again)</li><li>Getting rid of the term "feminine hygiene"</li><li>The TV show Severance, and how it relates to work-life balance and the role of memory in defining who we are</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This week's references</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://popbitch.com/latest-email/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A brief history of Tim Westwood (Pop Bitch)</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Specsavers/status/1518689611274403840" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Specsavers tweet on Elon Musk/Twitter</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519735033950470144?s=20&amp;t=aIvEbUU5P1gQu0NQGLg9hw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk's tweet about politics</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www-tyla-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.tyla.com/health/boots-renames-period-product-feminine-hygiene-aisle-website-20220407.amp.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boot's renaming its feminine hygiene aisle</a></p><br><p><a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Severance on Apple TV</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p><strong>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</strong></p><ul><li>Tim Westwood's creepy behaviour (alleged)</li><li>Elon Musk (again)</li><li>Getting rid of the term "feminine hygiene"</li><li>The TV show Severance, and how it relates to work-life balance and the role of memory in defining who we are</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This week's references</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://popbitch.com/latest-email/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A brief history of Tim Westwood (Pop Bitch)</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Specsavers/status/1518689611274403840" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Specsavers tweet on Elon Musk/Twitter</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519735033950470144?s=20&amp;t=aIvEbUU5P1gQu0NQGLg9hw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk's tweet about politics</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www-tyla-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.tyla.com/health/boots-renames-period-product-feminine-hygiene-aisle-website-20220407.amp.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boot's renaming its feminine hygiene aisle</a></p><br><p><a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Severance on Apple TV</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Carbs, Bionic Eyes, and Friendships</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p><strong>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</strong></p><ul><li>Dating in the metaverse</li><li>Why no one is watching Netflix anymore</li><li>What happens when life-changing technology is discontinued</li><li>And how to deal with friendships changing over time</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This week's references</strong></p><br><p><strong>Dating in the metaverse</strong></p><p>https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/dating-metaverse-paul-brunson-interview</p><br><p><strong>Carb loading for women</strong></p><p>https://www.veloqi.cc/blog/should-women-carb-load-before-a-long-ride</p><p>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129154/</p><br><p><strong>Bionic eyes</strong></p><p>https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Uq7N6GMgNkFsK01VmpKIV?si=32b332659d844403</p><p>https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete</p><br><p><strong>Heart attack symptoms in women</strong></p><p>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/heart-disease/art-20046167</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p><strong>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</strong></p><ul><li>Dating in the metaverse</li><li>Why no one is watching Netflix anymore</li><li>What happens when life-changing technology is discontinued</li><li>And how to deal with friendships changing over time</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This week's references</strong></p><br><p><strong>Dating in the metaverse</strong></p><p>https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/dating-metaverse-paul-brunson-interview</p><br><p><strong>Carb loading for women</strong></p><p>https://www.veloqi.cc/blog/should-women-carb-load-before-a-long-ride</p><p>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129154/</p><br><p><strong>Bionic eyes</strong></p><p>https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Uq7N6GMgNkFsK01VmpKIV?si=32b332659d844403</p><p>https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete</p><br><p><strong>Heart attack symptoms in women</strong></p><p>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/heart-disease/art-20046167</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Elon Musk, Gorillas, and Scarcity Mindsets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, 2 millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p><strong>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</strong></p><ul><li>What AI could do for human creativity</li><li>Elon Musk's multi-billion dollar bid for "free speech"</li><li>How excess screentime is stunting teenage development</li><li>And how to turn a scarcity mindset into your very own superpower even if the whole entire world is watching. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This Week's References</strong></p><br><p><strong>AI generated stories</strong></p><p><a href="https://narrative-device.herokuapp.com/createstory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://narrative-device.herokuapp.com/createstory</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Lumes' podcast episode on how to be single properly</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2L7x64Y9ek8Qghk6FDCedd?si=1lxVN0WKRpma06y4tjiF8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2L7x64Y9ek8Qghk6FDCedd?si=1lxVN0WKRpma06y4tjiF8g</a></p><br><p><strong>Gorilla's screen time addiction</strong></p><p><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/5/23012010/lincoln-park-zoo-teenage-gorilla-screen-time-smartphones-videos-photos-visitors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/5/23012010/lincoln-park-zoo-teenage-gorilla-screen-time-smartphones-videos-photos-visitors</a></p><br><p><strong>Berlin's Hemp Christmas Special</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/berlins-public-transit-company-promises-relaxing-trips-with-edible-hemp-tickets-2021-12-14/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/berlins-public-transit-company-promises-relaxing-trips-with-edible-hemp-tickets-2021-12-14/</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, 2 millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p><strong>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</strong></p><ul><li>What AI could do for human creativity</li><li>Elon Musk's multi-billion dollar bid for "free speech"</li><li>How excess screentime is stunting teenage development</li><li>And how to turn a scarcity mindset into your very own superpower even if the whole entire world is watching. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) &amp; Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This Week's References</strong></p><br><p><strong>AI generated stories</strong></p><p><a href="https://narrative-device.herokuapp.com/createstory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://narrative-device.herokuapp.com/createstory</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Lumes' podcast episode on how to be single properly</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2L7x64Y9ek8Qghk6FDCedd?si=1lxVN0WKRpma06y4tjiF8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2L7x64Y9ek8Qghk6FDCedd?si=1lxVN0WKRpma06y4tjiF8g</a></p><br><p><strong>Gorilla's screen time addiction</strong></p><p><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/5/23012010/lincoln-park-zoo-teenage-gorilla-screen-time-smartphones-videos-photos-visitors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/5/23012010/lincoln-park-zoo-teenage-gorilla-screen-time-smartphones-videos-photos-visitors</a></p><br><p><strong>Berlin's Hemp Christmas Special</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/berlins-public-transit-company-promises-relaxing-trips-with-edible-hemp-tickets-2021-12-14/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/berlins-public-transit-company-promises-relaxing-trips-with-edible-hemp-tickets-2021-12-14/</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, 2 millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</p><ul><li>Australia's challenge to gym culture,</li><li>Dolly the cloned sheep's legacy,</li><li>VR's contribution to the treatment of agoraphobics</li><li>And how technology is the answer to keeping online daters like Lumes safe.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) and Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This Week's References</strong></p><br><p>Twin Flames Podcast - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3n640S4GJ93YmoyRnaP2Si?si=BuK4IwrxSKqUiPdNniUOGw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/3n640S4GJ93YmoyRnaP2Si?si=BuK4IwrxSKqUiPdNniUOGw</a></p><br><p>BBC Documentary on Dating App Safety - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014th7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014th7</a></p><br><p>Safer Dating App - <a href="https://saferdate.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://saferdate.co.uk/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, 2 millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.</p><br><p>Highlights from this week's group chat include:</p><ul><li>Australia's challenge to gym culture,</li><li>Dolly the cloned sheep's legacy,</li><li>VR's contribution to the treatment of agoraphobics</li><li>And how technology is the answer to keeping online daters like Lumes safe.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) and Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).</p><br><p>==============</p><br><p><strong>This Week's References</strong></p><br><p>Twin Flames Podcast - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3n640S4GJ93YmoyRnaP2Si?si=BuK4IwrxSKqUiPdNniUOGw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/3n640S4GJ93YmoyRnaP2Si?si=BuK4IwrxSKqUiPdNniUOGw</a></p><br><p>BBC Documentary on Dating App Safety - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014th7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014th7</a></p><br><p>Safer Dating App - <a href="https://saferdate.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://saferdate.co.uk/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We’re Jeeves and Lumes - 2 millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture and science but really we’ll talk about anything and everything in between.</p><br><p>In the group chat this week, we cover the metaverse* <em>(*trigger warning: sexual assault)</em>, season 2 of Bridgerton, Fenty Beauty, immortality, a wayward mistress, all topped off with a sprinkle of cryptocurrency for afters.&nbsp;</p><br><p>We’d love to have you in our group chat so get in touch with your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>This week’s references</strong></p><br><p>Metaverse articles</p><ul><li><a href="https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/02/the-metaverse-is-not-designed-for-women-16285986/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/02/the-metaverse-is-not-designed-for-women-16285986/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/12/16/1042516/the-metaverse-has-a-groping-problem/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/12/16/1042516/the-metaverse-has-a-groping-problem/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60415317" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60415317</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>YouGov Survey on American Perceptions</p><ul><li><a href="https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Cryptocurrency &amp; Social Justice</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/02/16/why-bitcoin-is-a-tool-for-social-justice/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/02/16/why-bitcoin-is-a-tool-for-social-justice/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Lumes' other podcast: </p><p>(Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/show/7LnzdI3zlwIfo277mDjYVu?si=ca3662ccfcde4d06 </p><p>(Apple) <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lumes-me-podcast/id1610036053" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lumes-me-podcast/id1610036053</a></p><br><p>Jeeves' weekly newsletter: https://jivan.substack.com</p><br><p>=========</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We’re Jeeves and Lumes - 2 millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture and science but really we’ll talk about anything and everything in between.</p><br><p>In the group chat this week, we cover the metaverse* <em>(*trigger warning: sexual assault)</em>, season 2 of Bridgerton, Fenty Beauty, immortality, a wayward mistress, all topped off with a sprinkle of cryptocurrency for afters.&nbsp;</p><br><p>We’d love to have you in our group chat so get in touch with your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>This week’s references</strong></p><br><p>Metaverse articles</p><ul><li><a href="https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/02/the-metaverse-is-not-designed-for-women-16285986/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/02/the-metaverse-is-not-designed-for-women-16285986/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/12/16/1042516/the-metaverse-has-a-groping-problem/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/12/16/1042516/the-metaverse-has-a-groping-problem/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60415317" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60415317</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>YouGov Survey on American Perceptions</p><ul><li><a href="https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Cryptocurrency &amp; Social Justice</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/02/16/why-bitcoin-is-a-tool-for-social-justice/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/02/16/why-bitcoin-is-a-tool-for-social-justice/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Lumes' other podcast: </p><p>(Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/show/7LnzdI3zlwIfo277mDjYVu?si=ca3662ccfcde4d06 </p><p>(Apple) <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lumes-me-podcast/id1610036053" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lumes-me-podcast/id1610036053</a></p><br><p>Jeeves' weekly newsletter: https://jivan.substack.com</p><br><p>=========</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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