Episode 10 - HAL Origins: Babbage to Bletchley Park
In getting to know our friend HAL, we're scrolling back to the earliest files on computing. It's the coolest in steampunk tech, the steamy age of Romantic poetry, and the sexiest of all: the U.S. Census! Foundations in Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Alan Turing and the Enigma project team at Bletchley Park, and how it's shaped the way computers evolved to think and how we've evolved to think today. Feedback loop? -oop? -oop?... Plus: crosswords, dogs, and Andy Capp's hot fries! Kubrick News: Todd Field and TAR Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey
9 Des 202253min
Episode 11 - HAL Origins: Doctor Good and the Singularity
Deep in the data of the world's most famous computer is the memory and influence of Professor I. J. Good, special advisor to the production of 2001: A Space Odyssey and integral to the creation of the programming and personality of HAL-9000. Aside from aiding Alan Turing in the Enigma code-breaking computer during (and helping to end) World War II, perhaps his most significant work is the concept of "innovation explosion" or the "technological singularity." Is it coming or is it here? Is it inevitable? The philosophical and moral implications of our next evolutionary step. What does it mean to be human? Can you code compassion? Plus: Monkey Talk! Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey
29 Nov 202238min
Episode 10 is where, HAL?
A peek behind the scenes on base at Clavius. We're sure this "faulty transmitter situation" will be cleared up soon... Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey
29 Nov 20221min
Episode 9 - Moon Base Clavius
To celebrate the launch of Artemis I and the beginning of NASA's next chapter on the Moon, we're looking around our own home-sweet-home this week: Clavius Base! When was it built, and is it part of our evolutionary destiny? Were we meant to dig up the Monolith? How can we live here, and how many of you could potentially visit at one time? Turns out it's a pretty big place...but with very few snacks. Plus: getting up close to the Monolith, a weekend at the Overlook, and remembering Leon Vitali. Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey
22 Nov 202241min
Episode 8 - Monolith: The Sentinel
The Monolith is back and so are we! After some brief R&R aboard Space Station V, we're back on base - full of Howard Johnson's and duty-free gin - and ready to explore the myth, the meaning, and the makeup of this most iconic of parallelograms. SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF ALERT!! This episode contains shockingly earthly materials and techniques used to build and film the monolith which may reduce your sense of awe and wonder. There will be a warning. Plus: the sound of liquor being poured onto Joan Collins. Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey
15 Nov 202227min
Episode 7 - Monolith: The Encounter
A mysterious object has arrived, and we buckle down for a wild ride through the various concepts, designs and possible meanings of the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly known as the MONOLITH. The shape, the significance, the storytelling of this literal ICON of cinema. Humans have been building structures to commune with the heavens since we began. What happens when they build one for us? Why does this deceptively simple and unique shape pop up over and over throughout our history? Plus: psychedelic TV tendrils, Gigolo Joe, and Mass Effect! It's Gucci. Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey
15 Sep 202231min
Episode 6 - The Dawn of Man (Part Three)
In our third archaeological dig into the evolution of humans, it's a news flash! Some incredible developments have occurred in the world of anthropology in recent weeks forcing us to totally rethink our past and how we see ourselves - give or take a million years... Meet Little Foot, Mrs. Ples, and Dragon Man! Plus prehistoric periwinkles, midons and coprolites, and the archaeology of garbage. Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey
23 Aug 202243min
Episode 5 - The Dawn of Man (Part Two)
In the second part of our archaeological dig, we're uncovering the secrets of the Dawn of Man! The genius of Stuart Freeborn, the magic of mirrors, and the glory days of slide film. Orangutan takes the Oscar, problematic primate nudity, and how to walk like an australopith. Plus: raw meat, monkey merkins, and a tapyr that's not dead, it's just resting... Learn more and find our sources at www.spacepodyssey.com email us at spacepodyssey2001@gmail.com Twitter @spacepodyssey Facebook at @spacepodyssey
16 Aug 202243min
