Robots
Blade Runner and the World of Tomorrow
Introduction Science fiction is plagued by the slow march of time. What might have looked sleek and futuristic ten or more years ago might today look fantastic-but-unrealistic at best, or silly and ou...
Automation and the Prospects of Anti-tech Politics
Unless you lived under a rock for the duration of 2016, you’re probably aware of the fact that the United States elected a new president. Promises of good paying jobs, which had vanished nearly ten ye...
Last Week in Cyberpunk 11/4/16
This week in cyberpunk we see moves toward great automation of transit and war. We also see cyber attacks on infrastructure, threats of cyber attacks on US elections, and an inside story about Anonymo...
Last Week in Cyberpunk 7/8/2016
Welcome to the Cyberpunk Now. Robots patrol the streets, kill criminals, and make you burgers. Robocop anyone? Cyberpunk Reality Dallas Police Deploy Robot to End Standoff During a peaceful demonstrat...
Ex Machina: A Movie Of Machines About Human Ambition
I took a long time to finally watch to Alex Garland’s debut film Ex Machina (2015), but when I was finally able to see it, I had so much high hopes that I ended up being a little bit disappointed. How...
Is 2015 The Year of Transhumanism?
Should we consider 2015 as the year of transhumanism? Well, we’re barely at the end of its first semester, but there are already several milestones to be mentioned. Maybe the technology didn’t evolve...
Review: The Machine
What happens when we cease to fight our own wars? This isn’t a question of privatization through private military companies, but more a question on technological progression and the guarantee of safet...
Review: Automata
Disclaimer: There will be spoilers. Isaac Asimov is one of the inspirations for early cyberpunk creators. He is responsible for the concept of the “Three Laws of Robotics” and many sci-fi tropes that ...