#89: Harold Innis - Minerva’s Owl
This episode focuses on Harold Innis’ 1947 presidentialaddress to the Royal Society of Canada, “Minerva’s Owl” and his appendix to theaddress. Barry and Mike discuss how Innis charts the relationships...
21 Mars 202558min
#88: Revisiting Deleuze's "Postscript on the Society of Control"
In this episode Barry and Mike revisit Gilles Deleuze’s essay “Postscript on the Society of Control.” They attempt to reframe the central arguments of the essay in terms of our current digital cultur...
7 Mars 202550min
#87: Alan Turing - Computer Machinery and Intelligence
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Alan Turing’s 1950 essay, “Computer Machinery and Intelligence” and discuss whether or not Turing’s concept of machine intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
21 Feb 20251h 7min
#86: Freddie deBoer - The Indoor Plumbing Test
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss “The Indoor Plumbing Test” by cultural critic Freddie deBoer and ponder the question: Is AI only hype?
7 Feb 202549min
#85: Derek Thompson - The Anti-Social Century
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Derek Thompson’s Atlantic essay, “The Anti-Social Century.” They discuss how the evolution of media technologies over the last 50 years, culminating in the deve...
24 Jan 20251h 1min
#84: Wai Chee Dimock – AI and the Humanities
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Wai Chee Dimock’s PMLA editor’s column, AI in the Humanities. After a brief summary of her argument they focus on the practicality of a humanistic approach to d...
10 Jan 202547min
#83: Matteo Wong - The GPT Era Is Already Ending
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Matteo Wong’s Dec. 9th article in The Atlantic, “The GPT Era Is Already Ending.” They trace the algorithmic shift from Chat GPT to 01 and discuss whether this t...
27 Dec 202448min
#82: Benjamin Labatut - The Gods of Logic: Before and After Artificial Intelligence
In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Benjamin Labatut’s essay, “The Gods of Logic: Before and After Artificial Intelligence. In tracing his historical approach to the development of AI, Barry and Mi...
13 Dec 202459min
