January 2nd is celebrated as National Science Fiction Day in the United States. The day is observed to honor and commemorate the birthday of Isaac Asimov, one of the most celebrated and influential science fiction writers of all time.

Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920, in Russia, and he moved to the United States with his family when he was three years old. Asimov went on to become one of the most prolific writers in the science fiction genre, with over 500 books to his credit, including the famous "Foundation" and "Robot" series.

National Science Fiction Day celebrates the imagination and creativity that are central to the science fiction genre. It is a day for fans of science fiction to come together and celebrate the many worlds and characters that have been brought to life in books, movies, and television shows.

To celebrate National Science Fiction Day, many people read their favorite science fiction books, watch science fiction movies or TV shows, attend science fiction conventions or events, or simply reflect on the impact that science fiction has had on their lives and on society as a whole.

Overall, National Science Fiction Day is a fun and exciting holiday that celebrates the power of imagination and the endless possibilities of the future.

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Veryan Palmer, Director, of family-owned Headland Hotel Cornwall joins us to talk about adapting technology and utilising AI and automation in the business and how to overcome the challenge.

Following the Independent Hotel Show 2023, where Veryan joined Ryan on a panel to discuss practical deployment of AI, this podcast follows on the Headland Hotel's very specific experience and journey from discovery to utilisation. 

In this discussion, learn;

• How AI alleviates staff pressures 
• Gaining confidence in AI
• Looking to new technology  and working with your team
• Future changes to hospitality 

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The doctor is in!  But what if the doctor isn't human?  Our favorite psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, joins the podcast as we discuss the growing impact of AI, and specifically AE (artificial empathy), in the medical field and in the most important aspects of our daily life.  What is Chatbot Therapy?  Can AE make us better humans or is it merely manipulating us?  This technology can be a game changer for providing support for human doctors in assessing actionable treatment and dramatically increasing access to mental healthcare services.  But with all of the progressive promise also comes the potential perils.  The father of AI has sounded the alarm warning us that AI is growing faster than we can control or regulate it.  Global security agreements and regulation must be established and implemented before it's too late to prevent artificial intelligence from outsmarting us all.

The last human is caught in a deadly railway accident. 

The fate of the human race rests on his survival.


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TOP 10 Comic Book ROBOTS & ANDROIDS
Thursday Comics Giant Size #67
from the Library of Graphic Literature
April 27th, 2023

Welcome to another fun packed house of comix we call Giant Size Thursday Comics with the 67th Giant Size episode and the Cutie-Pie Kings of Comix Media, Dennis Osbourne and Wallace Ryan..

THIS WEEK, we look at the TOP 10 Comic Book ROBOTS & ANDROIDS!!! Here are our favourite comic book robots and androids from across the decades. We didn't count Cyborgs though. That's a whole different show!

As is our habit, we compiled our separate lists in secret, WITHOUT revealing to each other what was on our lists. We come to the show ignorant as to what the other has on their list and see what happens!!!

Thursday Comics theme by Bill Brennan

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Today, we define and discuss the history of robots, androids, and cyborgs. We talk a little about their real life practical applications (for good and ill), and list nearly fifty examples from science fiction.

Today's "root beer" is Poppi's probiotic soda. Yuck!

Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5.

With an ambition to become a philosophy teacher, our next Memory Maker entered hospitality at 19 and didn’t look back. Simone Puorto carved out a career from being at front desk to general manager of a chain of boutique hotels now one of the foreleaders on metaverse, ai and automation.

Bringing an edge of science fiction to his consultancy, Simone’s photographs and memories most certainly depict his character. A self-confessed music freak, he shares his love for Joy Division as a failed punk musician and his pilgrimage to visit the iconic spots of the band. Simone explains his disappointment at how advertising can override poignant issues in society.

Simone also delves into his passion for robots on the trip of a lifetime to Japan where his two worlds of technology and buddhism collide. “We were visiting toy shops and buddhist temples. It was a bizarre experience, especially meeting a cyborg monk - imagine an android pope?!’ Here, Simone learnt firsthand the importance of the role of robots in society and the opportunities for hospitality.

We travel to Barcelona for Simone’s souvenir - listen in to find out the significance of his hotel experience and the TV series LOST. In his Fawlty Towers moment, Simone explains how a photoshoot went up in flames the day before opening ‘We wanted more fire….[in the end]...everything was black, [we had to] black-spray paint everything’.

Simone is a journalist, keynote speaker, published author, lecturer and consultant specialising in travel technology. During his 25-year career he has been a general manager at a boutique hotel and VP of global accounts for WHIP, a French-American web agency. In 2017 he founded Travel Singularity consultancy firm where he has advised many hotel groups and travel start-ups. He describes himself as a Metaverse Ambassador and Crypto Evangelist. He lives and works between Rome and Paris.

Each episode we invite an industry professional to share 2 photographs and a treasured souvenir from their travels representing moments particularly important to them. Join us as we go on a journey through time to explore the significance of each.

A Travel Market Life series, a Haynes MarComs production. Hosted and sponsored by Atomize.

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What's up to my nettlesome neddickies and vigorous viscachas!

Welcome back to the BNP everyone and thank you for joining! To my patrons, y'all are the coconut water in my fancy mango beverage and the air plant perched on my selenite! You make my world more hydrated and oxygenated. You are appreciated. 

Folks! We've all seen the robot dog armies. We've all seen the creepy uncanny valley Boston Dynamics parkour androids doing (lame) tricks on their little wheel legs, and we've (or many of us) have seen Return to Oz with those ghoulish "wheelers." (As an aside, how was that film allowed to be on network TV? Shit definitely fucked up my subconscious as a tyke. Anyhoo.)

So, as I said we've seen the faceless unfeeling robot dogs, and society seems hellbent on blitzing forward full steam ahead with metaverses, A.I. and the silicone singularity. So my thinking is, why not be pro-active? As part of our philosopher-barbarian preparations for what WEF fiend Klaus Schwab calls "an angrier world" (*insert demonic German accent*), why not include some sort of gadget capable of short-circuiting any robot dog, robot donkey, robot ferret or robot rhino that comes our way will ill intent?

That's where this week's guest, returning champ Sean Lastuka comes in. As the BNP's resident genius engineer, Sean generously agreed to hop on the pod and discuss the the physics behind EMP devices, whether The Matrix was exaggerating their efficacy or not, and the feasibility of crafting one's own EMP gadget with relatively accessible and available materials. It's the People's EMP widget hour this week on the BNP!

We also, as always, have those zany audio tidbits you expect, nee, demand, as well as a couple short soliloquies regarding a recent illuminating meditation. Enjoy and thank you for supporting the pod.

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"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

In this episode, Clare and Hannah continue to geek out about robots, but to be honest we spend more time discussing humans. Typical humans, always talking about ourselves. We talk about the nature of beauty, being stewards of the earth, and something called an a priori  cognitive structure. I feel smarter already.

Check out the episode show notes for links, corrections, and more!

Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker.

"The humans, who can think, are so afraid of those who cannot think..."

In this episode, the first half of a two-part discussion, Clare and Hannah chat about the progress of robotics over the years, laying the groundwork for the second part, where we get super-duper philosophical and stuff. 

Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker.

Robotic imagery, prominent in music since the turn of the millennium,  confuses traditional expectations about gender and sexuality. But why? Sasha Geffen breaks it down with author Ann Powers, touching on everything from Beyonce’s cyber glove in “Single Ladies,” to cyborg Britney fan art, and even Janelle Monae in giant vagina pants.

Welcome to the 114th episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast. The boys again discuss more Dragonball Z. At this point they should teach a class on it! Specifically the guys talk about the Androids. They talk about the Android Saga in detail their favorite androids and their least favorite androids. They also talk about  their favorite android moments that happened throughout the series. Also get ready for some super entertaining  Cell impersonations. This is an action packed episode of Shonen Tapes and you guys will not want to miss it. Make sure to let everyone know how you feel by reaching out on all major forms of social media!

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This episode includes: Dragonball Z, Dragon Ball Super, Androids, Android 17, Android 18, Cell, Freiza, GOku, Vegeta, Gohan 

Links to everything HERE!

This week on The Book Drop we talk about Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun for our latest book club episode. We also warn against transferring your loved ones' consciousness to an AI and share everyone's favorite androids (good and bad) for query of the week.

Don't miss your opportunity to participate in Omaha Public Library's strategic planning process. In-person community forums will be taking place around the city.
Thursday, October 7  @ Willa Cather (just added!)
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VICI's a Small Wonder!

This show’s about a robot who looks like a little girl. Ted Lawson stole her from his work since his bosses were such big jerks. He’s got some nosy neighbors. Now his family has a secret. Hide and lie to protect inventions. Secrecy increases tension. A family sci-fi sitcom by the numbers. She’s not like other girls… She’s a Small Wonder. 

TOPICS

Open 0:00
- My Dog Vicky 00:28
What The Hell is Small Wonder? 2:15
- Dramaturgy 2:21
-- "We've Got A Secret" Sitcoms 3:03
-- What Happened To Tiffany & Jerry? 6:00
- Inspirations 8:00
-- My Living Doll 8:03
- Intended Audience 9:18
- How It Was Received 9:50
How Well Was It Done? 11:56
- Is Ted Lawson A Moral Character? 12:12
- Too Hot For Syndicated TV 14:24
- Trapped In The Cabinet 16:07
- Too Old For His Age 17:23
- The Cover Story 18:36
- The Technology 19:45
Was It Worth Doing? 22:26
Bits and Baubles 24:55
- ARBITRARY SCALE 26:37
Listener Feedback 27:32

LINKS

Small Wonder Pilot
My Living Doll
'Small Wonder': The Strange True Story Behind the Weirdest Sitcom of the '80s
Karishma Kaa Karishma | Theme Song
Small Wonder on Fox 32 - 1986 Commercial
Tiffany Brissette SMALL WONDER 1980s PSA Commercial
VINTAGE 80'S SMALL WONDER PROMO AD WITH TIFFANY BRISSETTE
Tiffany Brissette - 1991 co-hosting 700 Club Part 1
(Jerry Supiran) Blames His Fall From Grace On A Stripper 

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Listen to us cry (especially Katie) and gush over tv shows that definitely deserved better and were unfortunately cancelled... We miss you oh sweet and beautiful shows: Galavant and Almost Human. T-T

Autour de: Les Androïdes rêvent-ils de moutons électriques ? (Blade Runner), Philip K. Dick (1968)

 Qu’est-ce qui distingue fondamentalement un humain d’un androïde ? « L’empathie », jure Philip K. Dick dans un roman visionnaire adapté au cinéma en 1982 par Ridley Scott. Dans un monde ravagé par une guerre nucléaire, l’humain et la machine se confondent tandis qu’une nouvelle mystique fait son apparition. Comment y démêler réalité et illusions ? Intelligence organique et artificielle ?

Invitée : Dominique Kunz Westerhoff, Professeure associée, Faculté des lettres de l’Université de Lausanne, co-autrice de L’Homme-machine et ses avatars : Entre science, philosophie et littérature, XVII au XXIe siècles (avec Marc Atallah, Vrin, 2012)

A sultry short story written and narrated by Sasha Damjanovski. 
At a time when people worry about the impact of modern technology, B finds herself booking an incredible, delicious new service. 

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER finally reunite in "The Star-Spangled Man," episode 2 of the Marvel Studios Disney+ series.  Eduardo, Peach3z, Chris, and Robbie are back to discuss the new Captain America, the resentment between the two best friends of the old Captain America, and the tragic and disturbing real-life inspiration for the story of Isaiah Bradley, "the Black Captain America." Is Bucky right to be mad at Sam for giving up the shield? What are the Flag-Smashers trying to accomplish, and do they have a point? And will new Cap John Walker turn out to be a villain, or just an annoying obstacle for our heroes? Tweet #TeamPeachuardo or #TeamChrobbie to let us know where you stand!

Shitty Movie Summer is graduating! This week, we visit 1999 via a 1990 film that imagines dystopian future where Free Fire Zones run rampant as violent youth gangs have taken over several major American cities with weapons that...wait...where the hell did they get those anyway?

Either way, the 1990 Dystopian Sci-Fi film Class of 1999 is our advertised content for this week. The film stars Bradley Gregg, Traci Lind, Malcolm McDowell, and Stacy Keach. 

In this film the Department of Educational Defense enlists three android teachers to teach at the dreaded Kennedy High School in Seattle. Unfortunately for the students and the other faculty, the teachers decide that the best path to knowledge is war. 

Co-starring film legend Pam Grier, this is a film that's going to show you a different side of yoga pants and compulsory education!

Other random topics of discussion:

• Terminators! Predators! Androids! Cyborgs!
• Live news bloopers!
• Police sketch artists!