We Offered the World Order!!!

Sorry for the poor sound quality, but check out the Milton reference.

In the year 2001...

did we embark on a grand adventure or was it the first step toward our becoming servants to our computers.

This week we're looking at 2001, both the book and the movie. Here is the trailer for the movie.


On the topic of HAL and our future computer overlords, let's check out some of the stuff on Watson.

What we fear

In the way of bonus content, check out this map of what we fear based on movies.

You can find more on this facebook page.

Asimov

This week we're looking at Asimov's Foundation. This book began an entire franchise of books and is considered a seminal work in the field. Check out this interview with Asimov on youtube.



Don't forget to listen to the Quants piece.
Quants

Another topic that will come up is the construction of governments in science fiction. You might want to look at this list of the 10 Worst Science Fiction Governments.

Le Guin

Here is Ursula K. LeGuin discussing her work and reading a section from a book.

Next Week

We're looking at fanboy culture.

William Shatner, somewhat famously, urged Trekies to "get a life." "It's just a tv show." Of course, this has taken on a life of its own and is now part of the lore of William Shatner.

Rock on Fanboys!!!