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October 30, 2021

The Perils of Outsourcing

Life, Sci-Fi Themes being, being in the world, Cal Newport, competence, confidence, deep life, Heidegger, human nature, humanity, Jordan Peterson, labour, robots, technology, work

In which I discuss the value of labour and competence as a way to engage with the world in an authentically human way.

June 6, 2018

The Sci-Fi Morality Tale

Sci-Fi Themes Black Mirror, Brave New World, Frankenstein, morality, R.U.R., robots, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, zombies

The science fiction genre lends itself very well to morality tales, where the protagonist, or the reader, can learn a valuable lesson.

April 13, 2018

Book 16: I, Robot

Book Reviews fundamentalism, futurism, Isaac Asimov, playing God, robots, science fiction, slavery, The Three Laws of Robotics

I’m so excited to dive into I, Robot, the 16th book on my list and a science fiction gem.

January 10, 2018

The Quest to Overcome Humanity: Black Mirror’s Warning

Sci-Fi Themes Black Mirror, blocking, fear, human nature, optimization, robots, science fiction, utopia

The show Black Mirror shows us the consequences of attempting to overcome humanity.

August 29, 2017

Book 11: Reason

Book Reviews creation, existence, hard science fiction, Isaac Asimov, reason, robots, science fiction, The Three Laws of Robotics

Isaac Asimov’s short story Reason is a great, thought-provoking read!

October 20, 2016

The Ethics of Westworld

Sci-Fi Themes crime, ethics, freedom, morality, playing God, robots, science fiction, slavery

Today I’d like to talk about my favourite new sci-fi show Westworld and some of the ethical questions it raises.

July 11, 2016

Book 6: R.U.R.

Book Reviews dystopia, free will, freedom, human nature, Karel Capek, labour, playing God, production, progress, robots, science fiction, slavery, work

My review of the amazing R.U.R., the first story to make use of the word robot!

June 21, 2016

Why I Love Robots

Sci-Fi Themes human nature, robots

The next story on my list is the play R.U.R by Czech writer Karl Capek. That review will come shortly, but I wanted to write a pre-post as it were about robots in general and why I’m so fascinated by them.

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