115: A Motion and a Spirit, that Impels All Thinking Things
It is finally here: the cybernetics episode! We go over the origins and basic concepts of the 20th century science of cybernetics, looking specifically at the work of Norbert Wiener and Gregory Bateso...
7 Huhti 1h 7min
114: It Starts with an Earthquake
This week we are discussing The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, directed by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell. We go over the film's approach to the utopian and apocalyptic potential posed by...
31 Maalis 54min
113: I Foresee Terrible Trouble
This week we are talking about the recently anointed best picture of 2025, that's right, it's Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. We discuss the film's "message" regarding revolutionary p...
24 Maalis 56min
112: And the Big Wheel Keep on Turning Neon Burning Up Above
We're talking about the Iran War again, with a special focus on President Trump's incoherent statements regarding the war's status and aims. We open the episode talking about the Oscars and the recent...
17 Maalis 1h 1min
111: Goodbye, Blue Sky
This week we are talking about the first ten days of the Iran War. We go over some of the horrific consequences we've already seen unfold across the region and attempt to suss out what the more long t...
10 Maalis 51min
110: Return to Forever
This week we are talking about the alleged plan on the part of Meta to enable profiles to remain active after death, powered by AI. Of course Meta says this is just a "hypothetical" patent they have f...
3 Maalis 57min
109: There's Something Here from Somewhere Else
This week we are finally tackling Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan''s 2023 portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb. We get into the dramaturgical choices made by Nolan in t...
24 Helmi 40min
108: My Words Fly Up, My Thoughts Remain Below
This week we are talking about Claude, the AI agent developed by Anthropic. Our window into this world is the recently published piece in The New Yorker by Gideon Lewis-Kraus, who spent a lot of time ...
17 Helmi 53min
