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Tag: artificial intelligence
15. Uncanny Valley Thanksgiving
“Is the star of The Truman Show suffering from the Truman Show delusion? Have culture and reality finally merged into one, trapping us in a feedback loop? What happens when reality doesn’t show up to the reality show?”
00:00 —On misnomers and false maps…
04:06 —Elevator Riders on the Storm
11:42 —Is Tomorrow a Virgin?
14:15 —A walk with Jesus…
17:26 —Notes on the Mandela Effect
22:51 —Late night at the grocery store self-checkout
30:52 —Zombie Ants
32:50 —Behind The Doors
43:00 —Notes on Dissociation as Enlightenment
50:49 —The Day Before Thanksgiving
54:56 —The Terrarium
57:30 —The Last Laugh
65 minutes
“Time After Time,” by Hiroshi Yoshimura, “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,” by Robert Goulet, “Baby (slowed down 800 percent)” by Justin Bieber, “Riders on the Storm,” by The Doors, “Blown-Out Joy from Heaven’s Mercied Hole” by A Silver Mt. Zion, “Unseen Forces” by Justin Walter, “#3” by Aphex Twin, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds, “New Space Music,” by Brian Eno, “Everybody’s Talkin'” by Harry Nilsson, “Able-Bodied Seamen,” by Jonny Greenwood, “Disintegration Loops” by William Basinki, “Mad World (slowed down 800 percent)” by Gary Jules, “An Ending (Ascent),” by Brian Eno, “Thursday Afternoon,” by Brian Eno, “#3” by James Devane
14. Autumn is Nature’s Striptease
“I’ve noticed that the last socially acceptable form of discrimination is astrological prejudice. Stereotyping based on gender, race, or sexual orientation is frowned upon, but it’s completely okay to say, ‘I’ll never date another Scorpio, because they’re evil, promiscuous, two-faced, jealous little bitches.’”
0:00 —A Failed MacGuffin
4:37 —The Library
12:14 —Hannah
17:40 — Autumn Leaves
19:45 — Late Night in the Community Room
30:22 — Chat with the chatty Sagittarius on the balcony
44:46 —Job Interview
61 minutes
“Time After Time,” by Hiroshi Yoshimura, “Beeps,” by Gib Strange, “Poa Alpina” by Biosphere, “An Ending (Ascent),” by Brian Eno, “Thursday Afternoon” by Brian Eno, “Gymnopédie No. 1” by Erik Satie, “Nowhere Man,” by The Carpenters, “#3” by Aphex Twin, “Of Cities and Escape,” by The Poppy Family, “Neroli,” by Brian Eno, “Something Blue,” by Hiroshi Yoshimura, “#3” cover by James Devane, “New Space Music,” by Brian Eno, “The Universal,” by Blur
12. The Night Watchman
“Maybe all black holes are intelligent civilizations that got sucked up their own assholes.”
0:00 —People call him Superboy…
01:14 —Notes on Bigfoot
05:00 —A bus ride through the snow storm
08:13 —Notes on the Fermi paradox
10:21 —The nightwatchman’s lullaby
13:14 —A cosmic prank in the park
14:06 — “SETI to yeti, do you copy? Over.”
14:43 —An unfinished email to future nonbiological intelligence
22:55 —Exit Sam.
24:30 minutes
“Baby (slowed down 800 percent)” by Justin Bieber, “Three Cheers for Existence,” by Deru, “Murmur’s Ebb” by Greater Than or Equal To, “1979” by Deru, “Kontakte” by Karlheinz Stockhausen, “Pathologically Bored” by Deru, and “Poa Alpina” by Biosphere
10. The Healthy Skeptic
“This is an irony you couldn’t get away with in fiction—socially impaired programmers creating social media environments for society to socialize within. And the irony doesn’t stop there. Grandin points out that the programmers require intense concentration to look at information for long periods of time. Meanwhile, the technology and media they create distract and fragment people’s attention. Even Grandin, whose condition is characterized by an inability to recognize irony, recognizes this irony.”
0:00 —Intro: You’re not a hoarder, not if you can put it in order…
01:00 —Notes on weaponized autism
12:15 —Alone at the Social Skills Group Therapy
19 minutes
“Witchs Will” by Wilburn Burchette and “No Riders” by Pye Corner Audio
Notes from the Uncanny Valley 