In this episode, KMO reads more listener email than regular listeners would probably expect to hear. He then takes a short quote from Vernor Vinge and spins it out for half the show talking with Professor Cornelia Butler Flora about the difference between "standard of living" and "quality of life. Cornelia Butler Flora is the Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Sociology and the Director for the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. You can find here bio and CV here: