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S2E26: Snow Crash

Tags: Novel (7) Season 2 (15) Podcast (46)

Show Notes

References

  • Stephenson, N. (1992). Snow crash. Bantam Books.
  • Carr, J. (2013). The dirty joke of cyberpunk or the humanism of posthumanism in the cyberpunk tradition: Epigenetic memory and technology in Gibson’s Neuromancer and Stephenson’s Snow Crash (Master’s thesis, Arizona State University). Arizona State University Repository. Retrieved from https://keep.lib.asu.edu/items/144277

S2E25: AI Prosthetics

Tags: Season 2 (15) Technology (30) Podcast (46)

Show Notes

References

  • Inc, S. (2023, September 28). The Evolution of Prosthetic Limbs: Current Technological Advancements | Premier Prosthetic. Premier Surgical Prosthetic Center. https://www.premierprosthetic.com/09/the-evolution-of-prosthetic-limbs-current-technological-a
    dvancements/
  • NIH. (2023, May 11). Prosthetics through the ages. NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/prosthetics-through-the-ages
  • Borowsky, L. (2023, May 17). How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Prosthetics Smarter. Amplitude. https://livingwithamplitude.com/artificial-intelligence-prosthetic-technology/
  • How AI is Revolutionizing Prosthetics to Refine Movement. (2024). Informationweek.com. https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/how-ai-is-revolutionizing-prosthetics-to-
    refine-movement
  • Center, C.-S. M. (2024, April 12). Boosting the Brain’s Control of Prosthetic Devices. Boosting the Brain’s Control of Prosthetic Devices ; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/boosting-the-brains-control-of-prosthetic-device

S2E24: The Matrix

Tags: Season 2 (15) Film (24) Podcast (46)

Show Notes

References

  • Plato, P., & Bloom, A. (1991). The Republic of Plato. 2nd ed. [New York]: Basic Books
  • Plato, P., Williams, B., Levett, M. J., & Burnyeat, M. (1992). Theaetetus. Hackett Publishing
    Company.
  • Wachowski, L., & Wachowski, L. (1999). The Matrix [Film]. Warner Bros.; Village Roadshow
    Pictures; Groucho Film Partnership

S2E23: Robocop (2014)

Tags: Season 2 (15) Film (24) Podcast (46)

Show Notes

References

  • Mills, C. (2016). Technology, humanity, and the posthuman in the Robocop franchise. Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts, 3(1), 1-9. https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&context=luja
  • Communication Generation. (n.d.). Transhumanism unleashed: Exploring the intersection of human enhancement and cinema. Communication Generation. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.communication-generation.com/transhumanism-unleashed-exploring-the-intersection-of-human-enhancement-and-cinema/

S2E22: Detroit: Become Human

Tags: Video Game (1) Season 2 (15) Podcast (46)

Show Notes

  • Detroit: Become Human. [Video Game]. (2018). Quantic Dream.
  • Dhar, P. (2020, August 12). The Carbon Impact of Artificial Intelligence. Nature News. https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-020-0219-9#citeas
  • Sweney, M. (2024, July 23). Elon Musk claims Tesla will start using humanoid robots next year. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/23/elon-musk-tesla-humanoid-robots-optimus
  • Takahashi, D. (n.d.). David Cage interview: Researching Detroit: Become human’s back story of rogue AI. VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/games/david-cage-interview-researching-detroit-become-humans-back-story-of-rogue-ai/

S2E21: Noor

Tags: Novel (7) Season 2 (15) Podcast (46)

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S2E20: The Girl Who Was Plugged In

Tags: Novel (7) Season 2 (15) Podcast (46)

Show Notes

References

  • Allen, M. (2022, March 5). No More Heroes? The Death of Alice B Sheldon (aka James Tiptree Jr.). Asylum Magazine. https://asylummagazine.org/2022/03/no-more-heroes-the-death-of-alice-b-sheldon-aka-james-tiptree-jr-by-meg-allen/
  • Bagrova, E. V., & Kruchinin, S. V. (2020). Characteristics of Post-Globalization. Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 11(6). https://doi.org/10.14456/ITJEMAST.2020.106
  • Buttelman, A. (2024). Tiktok.com. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYdCLGCb/
  • CIMON Inc. (2021, August 22). Understanding Human-machine Interfaces (HMIS). Robotics Tomorrow. https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/article/2021/09/understanding-human-machine-interfaces-hmis/17446
  • Consciousness: is this what separates us from machines? (2024, October 14). ERIC. https://erc.europa.eu/projects-statistics/science-stories/consciousness-what-separates-us-machines
  • Ivey, A. (2023, February 6). What is cyberpunk: A beginner’s guide to the sci-fi genre. Cointelegraph. https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-is-cyberpunk-a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-sci-fi-genre
  • James Tiptree, Jr. | American Sci-Fi Author & Feminist Icon | Britannica. (n.d.). Www.britannica.com. https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Tiptree-Jr#ref1175977
  • Merzlyakov, S. S. (2022). Posthumanism vs. Transhumanism: From the ā€œEnd of Exceptionalismā€ to ā€œTechnological Humanism.ā€ Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 92(S6), S475–S482. https://doi.org/10.1134/s1019331622120073
  • Odorcak, J. (2019). Exorganic Posthumanism and Brain-Computer Interface Technologies. Postmodern Openings, 10(4), 193–208. https://doi.org/10.18662/po/103
  • SFE: Tiptree, James, Jr. (2024). Sf-Encyclopedia.com. https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tiptree_james_jr
  • Tiptree, Jr., J. (1973). The Girl Who Was Plugged in. Doubleday.

S2E19: I, Robot

Tags: Season 2 (15) Film (24) Podcast (46)

Show Notes

References

  • Asimov, I. (1950). I, Robot. Gnome Press.
  • David, S. (2004). I, Robot [Film]. 20th Century Fox.
  • Hayles, K. N. (1999). How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics. University of Chicago Press.

Attributions

  • YouTube. (2023, November 15). CyberPunk 2077- City sounds, futuristic city | #shorts [Video]. YouTube. https://youtube.com/shorts/CI_HwQujzZE
  • YouTube. (2023, November 13). Cyberpunk Unreleased OST-The Rebel Path| #shorts [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/AGsjA1pXajk

S2E18: Brain-Computer Interfaces

Tags: Season 2 (15) Technology (30) Podcast (46)

Show Notes

References

  • Chang, S., Kim, D., & Kim, K. (2022). Brain-computer interfaces: Current challenges and future directions. Journal of Neural Engineering, 19(2) 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ac3b09
  • Neuralink. (n.d.). Developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.neuralink.com
  • Parker, L. (2023). The ethics of brain-computer interfaces: Privacy, security, and humanity. Journal of Ethics in Technology, 12(4) 123-135.
  • Smith, J. A., & Wang, L. (2021). BCI applications for disability and human enhancement: A critical review. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.765432
  • Williams, T. (2024). Brain-computer interfaces and global inequality: A postglobal perspective. Global Tech Policy Review, 8(3) 45-59

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S2E17: Ronin

Tags: comic (2) Season 2 (15) Podcast (46)

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