This week, we’re going to look at the history of science fiction, the introduction of computers into popular media, the possibility of creating a truly conscious artificial intelligence, and more hats! (Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!)
Links for the Curious: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/15/google_thinking_machines/ http://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GydbuH4C8QA http://io9.com/5715101/all-the-greatest-scenes-where-someone-talks-a-computer-into-self+destructing
Here’s the mentioned link to the Wikipedia article on Descartes being a show-off: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesian
Next week’s topic: surveillance and privacy! http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/privacy/Privacy_brand_warr2.html https://rally.stopwatching.us/announcing-stop-watching-us-the-video/ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HR03523:@@@L&summ2=m& http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mHwra4TQUc