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The Rehearsal(s)

Watching Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal feels a lot like living in our world, as organizations similarly attempt to minimize uncertainty through large-scale tests with AI audiences.

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Jun 25, 2025
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In the newest season of The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder has a thesis: that the Fielder Method of creating elaborate reproductions of real-life situations so that people can hyper-realistically rehearse and prepare for pivotal moments in their lives can be applied to improve aviation safety.

We begin in medias res, not knowing yet if what we are witnessing…

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