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In this interview with fantasy author David Balog we discuss how we explore our identity at the Tabletop RPG (TTRPG) game table, and how our games bleed over into our life narratives. We then discuss David's new fantasy novel, Necromancer's Lament, which follows in R.A. Salvatore's tradition of fantasy excellence.
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In this 3rd episode, computer scientists James Hill and John Ford, biologist Haley Kilgour, and cyberpunk author Mark Everglade continue discussing artificial intelligence, the threat of nuclear weapons, virtual morality, the relationship of tech & inequality, and theory of mind in musica universalis.
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I had the honor of discussing the history and future of Cyberpunk with the sub-genre's creator, Bruce Bethke, the man who coined the word "cyberpunk" in 1980. Although many others such as PKD, Ballard, and Jeter were deeply influential on the genre, it was in 1980 that it really became solidified. This video relays the discussion I had and his message with music accompaniment.
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What is cyberpunk? Why does defining it destroy it? Who was the first cyberpunk, and what does all this have to do with Sherwood Forest? Author Mark Everglade takes us on a brief philosophical exposition.