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Today's Quiz Question: What does the term "flooding the zone" mean in relation to the way information has been spread throughout this pandemic?

In today's episode of the podcast I answer the previous question regarding the widespread implementation and research of human augmentation technology across the world; address the latest development in relation to QR codes in New South Wales, Australia; and draw attention to the relationship between the biosecurity state and the Behaviour Change Agenda in the context of what's happening in the United Arab Emirates - the most vaccinated nation on Earth.
 
Resources:

• University of Tokyo: Creating a World Where Man and Machine are One https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/whyutokyo/science_16_2.html
• Tokyo offers 1 billion USD grant for research on human augmentation, cyborg tech https://www.zdnet.com/article/tokyo-offers-1-billion-research-grant-for-human-augmentation-cyborg-tech/
• RAND: Are we Ready for the Internet of Bodies?
• Policy Horizons Canada: Exploring Biodigital Convergence https://horizons.gc.ca/en/2020/02/11/exploring-biodigital-convergence/
• China to Grow at Highest CAGR in Human Augmentation Market https://marketsandmarketssite.wordpress.com/2021/05/27/china-to-grow-at-highest-cagr-in-human-augmentation-market/
• Accenture: AI - is South Africa Ready? https://marketsandmarketssite.wordpress.com/2021/05/27/china-to-grow-at-highest-cagr-in-human-augmentation-market/
• New South Wales: Covid Check-In Mandate Expanded https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/covid-check-mandate-expanded
• No Shot, No Service - Abu Dhabi to Ban Unvaccinated People From Most Public Spaces https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/06/28/no-shot-no-service-abu-dhabi-to-ban-unvaccinated-people-from-most-public-places/?sh=42437b643424
• UAE Launches National Program for Behavioural Rewards https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-launches-national-programme-for-behavioural-rewards--fazaa-1.78566762  

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