I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now and can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine some real grounds for hope. We will need writers who can remember freedom. Poets, visionaries—the realists of a larger reality.
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This dark and often disturbing mini-series covers many themes from this class. Each episode questions the role of different technologies in society: from recording memories to talent shows. The episode "Be Right Back" is especially relevant to our discussions of cyborgs and AI.
"We will need writers who can remember freedom": Ursula K Le Guin at the National Book ... - 0 views
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We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art—the art of words.
Ex Machina move trailer - 1 views
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Yet another take on the cyborg/robot/AI story
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In 1959, a solar storm threw an electromagnetic pulse at Earth so strong it fried the telegraph system. A whole lot more is on the line now.
Going up! Cosmic elevator could reach space on a cable made of diamonds - 0 views
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A Japanese construction company, Obayashi Corporation, has been investigating the concept for a space elevator. Their researchers believe that advances in carbon nanotechnology could make a space elevator possible as soon as 2030. (CNN) -- Want to ride an elevator into space?
Student arrested for carrying George Orwell's novel 1984 | Egypt Independent - 1 views
The Right Chemistry: Soylent is no longer just a science-fiction concoction - 0 views
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Soylent Green is here, people. Kind-of. The bigger question: can they make it taste like Nutella?
China officials 'bought corpses' - 1 views
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However, the Chinese government has encouraged cremations to save land for farming and development.
Light Memory Experiment Affects Mice Brains Like An MIB Neuralyzer - 1 views
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Scientists think they've found a way to alter memory using beams of light... Freaky stuff.
Don't Get Too Excited About That New "Hoverboard" Just Yet - 0 views
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Only works on metallic surfaces...limited battery life...tough to ride. The hoverboard from Uglies will soon be a disappointing reality.
Spurious Correlations - 0 views
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