Episode 49: Robots! Part 2!
February 10, 2013 Leave a comment
In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem Newman, Richelle McCullough, Greg Christensen, and Mark Forkheim talk about the robot apocalypse and how robots are portrayed in fiction. This episode also features the second part of our interview with Human Robot Interaction researcher Derek Cormier.
Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and scientific skepticism presented by the Winnipeg Skeptics and the Humanists, Atheists & Agnostics of Manitoba.
Links: Episode 29: Zombies! Part 1! | Episode 32: Zombies! Part 2! | “Grey Goo” Scenario | Robot Toddler Could Unlock Secrets of Human Development | Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics | What If? The Robot Apocalypse | Why I Am No Longer a Christian | Carl Sagan’s Cosmos
What Are You Reading? The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood | Rapture of the Nerds, by Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross | Mortality, by Christopher Hitchens | The Missionary Position, by Christopher Hitchens | This Book Is Full of Spiders, by David Wong/Jason Pargin | A Memory of Light, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson | Sundiver, by David Brin | Losing My Religion, by William Lobdell | The Demon Haunted World, by Carl Sagan | Flatland, Edwin Abbott Abbott
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Episode 52: The Movie Review Show
March 24, 2013 by Gem Newman Leave a comment
Episode 52: The Movie Review Show
Warning! We discuss plot points in Life of Pi, Source Code, Wreck-It Ralph, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Prometheus, Contagion, Looper, and the 2009 reboot of the Star Trek franchise in some detail. There are several spoilers large and small, so proceed at your own risk. Also, this episode makes copious use of “air quotes” for some reason. So, there’s that.
Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a program promoting secular humanism and scientific skepticism presented by the Winnipeg Skeptics and the Humanists, Atheists & Agnostics of Manitoba.
Star Trek
Science Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Spoiler Level: Medium
Source Code
Science Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Spoiler Level: Maximum (All the spoilers!)
Life of Pi
Science Rating: ★★★☆☆
Spoiler Level: High
Wreck-It Ralph
Science Rating: ★★★★☆
Spoiler Level: Low
Contagion
Science Rating: ★★★★★
Spoiler Level: Low
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Science Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Spoiler Level: None
Looper
Science Rating: ★★★☆☆
Spoiler Level: Medium
Prometheus
Science Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Spoiler Level: High (But who cares?)
Other Links: Sir Ian McKellen to Marry Sir Patrick Stewart | Bad Astronomy Review: Star Trek | Rasplex.com | Ridley Scott Says Jesus Was a Space Alien, or Something Like That
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