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Notes from the Uncanny Valley
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“Being dead is something you learn to live with,” reflects the narrator of NOTES FROM THE UNCANNY VALLEY, an inventive, 400-page autofiction novel read as an audiobook posing as a podcast adapted as a movie in your mind. Listen, as the clues lead our alien observer down deep into the uncanny valley, where he begins to wonder, is he living in a simulation? Is he himself artificial intelligence? Will he find the missing link between monkey and machine?
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15. Uncanny Valley Thanksgiving
Nov 27, 201901:04:59Tap to summarize“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 … Continue reading 15. Uncanny Valley Thanksgiving
Transcribe →14. Autumn is Nature’s Striptease
Oct 31, 201901:00:58Tap to summarize“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 … Continue reading 14. Autumn is Nature’s Striptease
Transcribe →13. I’m a Stranger Here Myself
Dec 27, 201700:27:00Tap to summarize“If an alien force were observing Earth, would it see humans as the invasive species and send some kind of robot scarecrows to protect the habitat? Or would it further our survival by leading us away from danger? For a moment, I take a guilty solace in the latter fantasy. I imagine electric angels guiding … Continue reading 13. I’m a Stranger Here Myself
Transcribe →12. The Night Watchman
Dec 24, 201700:24:29Tap to summarize“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 … Continue reading 12. The Night Watchman
Transcribe →11. Real Person Blues
Dec 16, 201700:18:59Tap to summarize“Sometimes you’ve gotta beat the crazy outta them.” 0:00 —Intro 00:30 —Riding the train backwards through downtown… 02:34 —Notes on Déjà vu 04:12 —The Return of the Mummy’s Shadow 09:14 —Drifting through downtown again with the soundtrack out of sync… 11:00 —Roy suggests a way to deal with Sam and reveals Dietzen’s identity…. 17:42 —Dan … Continue reading 11. Real Person Blues
Transcribe →10. The Healthy Skeptic
Dec 8, 201700:19:02Tap to summarize“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 … Continue reading 10. The Healthy Skeptic
Transcribe →9. My Selfie Hurts
Dec 2, 201700:11:42Tap to summarize“Having been enlisted to take a picture of the happy pair in front of the city, to serve as social media trophy and prosthetic memory, I suddenly feel the weight of my duty. Maybe this is to document a special anniversary. Perhaps it’s his birthday. After briefly familiarizing myself with the gadget, I hold it … Continue reading 9. My Selfie Hurts
Transcribe →8. The Way Home
Nov 23, 201700:11:28Tap to summarize“I look up at the hotel and wonder which of the fifteen stories of windows it might’ve originated from… The windows are dark and they all look the same. I can’t see into any of the rooms, though I’m certain that anyone looking out can see me.” 00:00 —Tonight on a very special episode of … Continue reading 8. The Way Home
Transcribe →7. Interpreting the Interpreters
Nov 3, 201700:22:09Tap to summarize“Who is this God that keeps sending wounded messengers? Is this God deranged? Or are the codes getting scrambled in some kind of cosmic game of telephone?“ 0:00 —The Day the Sirkis Took Over 01:00 —Crow-nies in the park 03:27 —Notes on the stenographer and the sign-language interpreter 09:03 —Escape from Reality Island: memoirs of … Continue reading 7. Interpreting the Interpreters
Transcribe →6. Sound Reasoning
Oct 30, 201700:16:45Tap to summarize“The real problem is that his problem is real. His screams of pain are real, making the electric ray gun as real as anything else. This is the real problem because it leads to the next problem, which is that the ray gun is not real for his neighbors… or management… or, I assume, the … Continue reading 6. Sound Reasoning
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